Annual catalogue of the officers and students in Pennsylvania College, 1950-1951

CATALOG NUMBER
Gettysburg College
Bulletin
Formerly Pennsylvania College
Founded in 7832
REGISTER FOR 1950 • 1951
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 1951 • 1952
Vol. XLi • February, 1951 • No. 2
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Published in January, February, March, April, June,
October, December.
Entered at the Post Office at Gettysburg, Pa., as second-class matter under
Act of Congress Aug. 24, 1912.
GETTYSByRG COUrcE LfBRARY
GETTYSBURG, PA.
The provisions of this bulletin are not to be regarded as an irrevocable
contract between the College and the student. The College reserves the
right to change any provision or requirement at any time, but its practice
is to make no provisions retroactive.
Foreword
Gettysburg College is dedicated to the task of developing Christian
character.
Its students and faculty have been selected for the contribution they
can make to this goal. The result is a small, independent, campus college
providing a setting in which like-minded persons can develop habits of
industry and integrity, cooperation and conscientiousness.
The community of interest fostered by cooperative pursuit of common
goals is balanced by the awareness that there is desirable a world-wide
community in which the ideals of the College may act as a leaven. Gettys-burg
College students are preparing to play their various roles in such a
world by becoming acquainted with contemporary problems and attempts
to solve them.
Character growth involves forming ideals and committing oneself to
them; these ideals must be constantly criticized and corrected. The heart
of the problem that confronts this small. Christian College is, therefore,
the development in youth of moral integrity, disciplined intelligence, and
creative appreciation.
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Table of Contents
Calendar for 1950-1951-1952 5
Board of Trustees 8
Officers of the Board 9
Administration 11
Faculty 12
Administrative Offices and Assistants 19
Committees 21
History of the College 24
Educational Objectives of Gettysburg College 26
New Building Program 28
Map of the College Facing 28
Buildings and facilities 29
College Expenses 34
Admission of Students 37
Registration 42
Accelerated Program 44
Curriculum 45
Scholastic Rules and Procedures 51
College Life 57
Honors, Prizes, and Scholarships 68
Courses of Instruction 75
Alumni Organizations 119
Students in College 123
Commencement 1950 153
Index 161
CALENDAR FOR 1950495M952
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
1950/1951
1950 REGULAR SESSION
September \?, to 21 Monday to Thursday, Orientation Week and Registra-tion.
September 21 Thursday, Formal Opening Exercises.
September 22 Friday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of classes.
November 22 to 27 Wednesday, Noon, to Monday, 8:00 A.M., Tiianksgiving
Recess.
December 16 Saturday, Noon, Beginning of Christmas Recess.
1951
January 3 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., End of Christmas Recess.
January 17 to 26 Wednesday through Friday, Examinations.
January 30 Tuesday, Registration of New Students.
January 31 Wednesday, Beginning of Second Semester.
MarcA 21 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of Easter Recess.
MarcA 28 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., End of Easter Recess.
Ma^ 15 Tuesday, Spring Registration.
May 21 to 31 Monday through Thursday, Examinations.
J'anf 3 Sunday, Commencement Exercises.
1951 SUMMER SESSION
June 11 Monday, Registration. 9:00-12:00 A.M. Organiza-tion
of classes 1:30-3:30 RM.
June 12 Tuesday, Beginning of classes.
Jm/j 20 Friday, End of First Session.
July 23 Monday, Beginning of Second Session.
^M^MJ/ 31 Friday, End of Second Session.
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
1951/1952
1951 REGULAR SESSION
September 17 to 20 Monday to Thursday, Orientation Week and Registra-tion.
September 20 Thursday, Formal Opening Exercises.
September 21 Friday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of classes.
October 26 and 27 Saturday and Sunday, Father's Day.
November 3 Saturday, Alumni Homecoming.
November 21 to Id Wednesday, Noon, to Monday, 8:00 A.M.
December Mid-winter Meeting of Board of Trustees in Phila.
December 15 Saturday, Noon, Beginning of Christmas Recess.
1952
January 3 Thursday, 8:00 A.M., End of Christmas Recess.
January 21 <o 31 Monday through Thursday, Examinations.
February 4 Monday, Registration of New Students.
February 5 Tuesday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of Second Semester.
MarcA 14 /o 16 Friday through Sunday, Interfraternity Week.
^/^n7 9 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of Easter Recess.
^/>r27 16 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., End of Easter Recess.
A/a;) 3 and 4 Saturday and Sunday, Mother's Day.
Maj 13 Tuesday, Spring Registration.
Majv 19 to 29 Monday through Thursday, Examinations.
May'hO Friday, Alumni Council Dinner.
May 31 Saturday, Meeting of Board of Trustees, Gettysburg
Ma>'31 Saturday, Noon, Alumni Collation.
June 1 Sunday, 10:45 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon.
Jun« 1 Sunday, 2:30 P.M. Commencement Exercises.
Board of Trustees
First Term
Elected Expires
1923 Henry W. A. Hanson, D.D., LL.D,, Gettysburg 1951
1929 Paul B. S. RiCE,t Harrisburg 1952
1929 Charles M. A. Stine, Ph.D., Sg.D., LL.D., Wilmington,
Del. 1952
1932 John H. Beerits, Somerset 1955
1932 Harry H. Beidleman, D.D., Hanover 1955
1932 Amos E. Taylor, Ph.D., Washington, D. G. 1953
1935 G. William Duncan, Philadelphia 1953
1937 Glyde E. Gerberich, Mount Joy 1954
1937 Hon. Hiram H. Keller, LL.D., Doylestown 1954
1939 Roy G. Dougherty, * Reading 1951
1939 Frederick B. Dapp, t Harrisburg 1953
1939 Edward W. Furst, Swarthmore 1951
1939 William J. Miller, D.D., PhUadelphia 1954
1939 Hon. John Stanley Rice, Gettysburg 1956
1940 William H. Patrick, Jr.,* Philadelphia 1952
1941 Richard G. Wetzel, Reading 1953
1941 Gharles B. McCollough, Detroit, Mich. 1953
1943 Edward Ehlers, Montclair, New Jersey 1955
1945 Glarence L. S. Raby,*Pd.D., PhUadelphia 1954
1946 Horace G. Ports,* York 1953
1946 Glarence A. Wills, Gettysburg 1952
1947 Mrs. Charles W. Baker, Duquesne 1954
1948 William H. Sandlas, Baltimore 1954
1948 Chester S. Simonton, York 1954
1949 Paul R. SiEBER, Pittsburgh 1955
1949 L. Ralph Tabor,* Washington, D. G. 1955
1950 Mrs. Austin H. Fellenbaum,* Lancaster, Pa. 1956
* Designated as Alumni Trustees, having been elected on nomination by the
Alumni Association.
t Died November 29, 1950.
JDied AprU 12, 1951.
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Officers of the Board
Charles M. A. Stine
Chairman
Hiram H. Keller William H. Patrick, Jr.
Vice Chairman Secretary
Frederick B. Dapp* Gettysburg National Bank
Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Standing Committees of the Board
Executive Committee
Hiram H. Keller, Chairman
John Stanley Rice, Vice Chairman Edward W. Furst
Charles B. McCollough Richard C. Wetzel
William H, Patrick Jr., Secretary Amos E. Taylor
Finance Committee
Edward W. Furst, Chairman
Amos E. Taylor, Vice Chairman
William H. Patrick, Jr., Secretary
Clarence A. Wills Richard C. Wetzel
Building and Grounds Committee
Richard C. Wetzel, Chairman
William H. Sandlas, Vice Chairman
John Stanley Rice, Secretary
Mrs. Charles Baker Edward Ehlers
Roy C. Dougherty Charles B. McCollough
College Infirmary Committee
Frederick B. Dapp, Chairman*
Paul R, Sieber, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Austin Fellenbaum Clyde E. Gerberich
L. Ralph Tabor
Representative on the Athletic Council
Clarence L. S. Raby
* Deceased.
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Religious Activities
Chester S. Simonton, Chairman
William J. Miller, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Charles Baker Harry H. Beidleman
L. Ralph Tabor
Physical Education
John S. Rice, Chairman
Clarence L. S. Raby, Vice Chairman
C. William Duncan Mrs. Austin Fellenbaum
Paul R. Sieber
Fraternities
Paul B. S. Rice, Chairman*
Clarence L. S. Raby, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Charles Baker Clyde E. Gerberich
Horace G. Ports
Ex-Officio Members of All Committees
President of College
Chairman, Board of Trustees
* Deceased.
The Administration
Henry W. A. Hanson 3 Campus
President
A.B., A.M., Roanoke College; B.D., Gettysburg Theological Seminary; D.D., Gettysburg
College; LL.D., Bucknell University and Lafayette College.
Wilbur E. Tilberg 69 W, Lincoln Ave.
Dean
A.B., Bethany College; A.M., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University oj Wisconsin.
Charles R. Wolfe
Registrar and Dean of Admissions
A.B., A.M., Gettysburg College.
37 E. Lincoln Ave.
Dorothy G. Lee
Dean oJ Women
A.B., Geneva College; A.M., Syracuse University.
Hanson Hall
Gettysburg National Bank
College Treasurer
10 York St.
C. Paul Cessna
Alumni Secretary
A.B., A.M., Gettysburg College.
218 Baltimore St.
John H. Knickerbocker
Librarian
A.B., A.M., Columbia University.
4 W. Confederate Ave.
William O. Duck
Guidance Counselor
A.B., Bucknell University; A.M., Ph.D., University oj Pittsburgh
262 E. Middle St.
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The Faculty igjo-igj.
Charles H. Huber 411 Carlisle St.
Director of Women's Division, Emeritus
A.B., A.M., LiTT.D., Gettysburg College.
Karl J. Grimm Baltimore, Md.
Professor of German, Emeritus
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University; LL.D., Carthage College.
Charles F. Sanders St. Petersburg, Fla.
Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
A.B., A.M., Gettysburg College; D.D., Lafayette College.
Richard A. Arms 59 W. Lincoln Ave.
Alumni Professor of Mathematics and Director of Dramatics
A.B., Ursinus College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Frank H. Kramer 140 W. Broadway
Professor of Education
A.B., Gettysburg College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
John B. Zinn 201 W. Broadway
Ockershausen Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkiru University.
Robert Fortenbaugh 1 50 W. Broadway
Adeline Sager Professor of History
A.B., Gettysburg College; Graduate, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg; A.M.,
Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Clayton E. Bilheimer 109 W. Broadway
Professor of Physical Education
M.E., Lehigh University; A.M., Columbia University.
William C. Waltemyer 251 Springs Ave.
Amanda Rupert Strong Professor of English Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D., Gettysburg Theological Seminary; A.M., Ph.D., American
University.
Albert Bachman 325 N. Stratton St.
Professor of Romance Languages
Ph.D., University of ^urich; Agr6gation, University of ^urich; Ph.D., Columbia
University.
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THE FACULTY 13
John G. Glenn 27 E. Lincoln Ave.
Pearson Professor of Latin
A.B., A.M., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Princeton University,
George R. Miller R. D. #2
Sahm Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Earl Bow^n 34 E. Lincoln Ave.
Dr. Charles H. Graff Professor of Biology
A.B., Hendrix College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
William K. Sundermeyer 239 W. Lincoln Ave.
Professor of German
Ph.D., University of Goettingen.
William Frederick Shaffer 243 N. Washington St.
Franklin Professor of Greek
A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Norman E. Richardson, Jr. 45 E. Lincoln Ave.
William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy
A.B., Amherst College; B.D., Tale Divinity School; Ph.D., Yale University.
Kenneth L. Smoke 249 N. Washington St.
Professor of Psychology
A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
George S. Warthen 35 W. Broadw^ay
Graeff Professor of English
A.B., A.M., University of Virginia; A.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., The Johns
Hopkins University.
Parker B. Wagnild 39 E. Lincoln Ave.
Professor of Music and Associate Professor of English Bible
A.B., St. Olaf College; M.S.M., Union Theological Seminary; B.D., Gettysburg Theologi-cal
Seminary; A.M., New York University.
Lt. Col. Thomas E. Peddy, USAF 9 Seminary Ridge
Professor of Air Science
Milton L. Stokes 231 E. Lincoln Ave.
Professor of Economics and Political Science
A.B., A.M., LL.B., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Capt. Cyril B. Spicer, Inf., (RA) 114 Chambersburg St.
Professor of Military Science and Tactics
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315 N. StrattonSt.
69 E. Broadway
George R. Larkin
Associate Professor of Economics
AB., A.M., Wesleyan University.
Francis C. Mason
Associate Professor of English
A.B., A.M., University of Virginia; A.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of
Virginia.
C. Allen Sloat 129 W. Lincoln Ave.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Gettysburg College; A.M., Haverford College; Ph.D., Princeton University^
Henry T. Bream 317 N, Stratton St.
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Gettysburg College; A.M., Columbia University.
Harold M. Messer
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.B., Brown University; A.M., Columbia University.
Frederick C. Ahrens
Associate Professor of German
A.B., University of Western Ontario; A.M., Ph.D., Columbia University
516 Baltimore St.
Carlisle St. Extended
Herbert G. Hamme 4 W. Confederate Ave.
Associate Professor of Romance Languages
A.B., Dickinson College; A.M., Gettysburg College.
Glenn S. Weiland
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Lester O. Johnson
Associate Professor of Education
A.B., St. Olaf College; A.M., University of Minnesota.
William D. Hartshorne, Jr.
Associate Professor of Romance Languages
A.B., A.M., Haverford College; Diplome de Professeur de franqais aVetranger, Universite
de Toulouse.
R. D. #4
309 N. Stratton St.
R. D. #3
Earl E. Ziegler
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Gettysburg College.
Harold A. Dunkelberger
Associate Professor of Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D
University.
Dorothy G. Lee v
Assistant Professor of Education
A.B., Geneva College; A.M., Syracuse University
48 South St.
512 Carlisle St.
Lutheran Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Columbia
Hanson Hall
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Ridge Ave.
33 Queen St.
50 W. Broadway
Grandview Terrace
Clyde H. Cole
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State College.
Angel Franco
Assistant Professor of Spanish
A.B., A.M., University of Puerto Rico.
Kurt Keppler
Assistant Professor of German
Dr. lur.. University of Heidelberg.
J. Blaine Saltzer
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Bloomsburg State Teachers College; A.M., George Washington University.
Joseph K. Wolfinger 209 N. Washington St.
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., St. John^s College.
Clarence Bartholomew
Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., D.Ed., University of Pennsylvania.
Harry Frederick Bolich
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., A.M., Bucknell University.
John C. Hayward
Assistant Professor of Psychology
A.B., Bowdoin College; A.M., Boston University.
Heinz Langerhans
Assistant Professor of German
Ph.D., University of Frankfurt.
Robert C. Riley
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Shippensburg State Teachers College; M.S., Columbia University.
241 W. Lincoln Ave.
1 1 N. Washington St.
CarUsle St. Extended
R. D. #1, Orrtanna, Pa.
223 Carlisle St.
Capt. Douglas A. Crone, USAF 131 Carlisle St.
Assistant Professor of Air Science
A.B., Ursinus College.
John M. Yovicsin
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
A.B., Gettysburg College; M.S., University of Pennsylvania.
Conway S. Williams
Assistant Professor of Economics
A.B., Columbia University; M.S., Columbia School of Business.
Grace C. Kenney v 243 N. Washington St.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
A.B., Nevu York University; A.M., Columbia University.
24 Baltimore St.
207 Baltimore St.
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William A. Stuart
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.S., A.M., Harvard University.
Otto W. Hermann
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Murray State College; M.S., University of Kentucky.
Chester Jarvis
Assistant Professor of Political Science
A.B., A.M., University of California.
Capt. Hollis L. Muller, Jr. USAF
Assistant Professor of Air Science
B.S., United States Military Academy.
Lt. William F. Richards
Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics
Richard Schubart
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
A.B., Dartmouth University; A.M., Columbia University.
Paul A. Harner
Instructor in Music
Peabody Conservatory of Music.
29 W. Middle St.
R. D. #1
634 Highland Ave.
York Springs, Pa.
32 Howard Ave.
135 West Broadway
413 Fulton St., Hanover
Edward K. Stipe
Instructor in Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D., Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
Instructor in English
A.B., University of Oregon.
Arthur L. Eves
Instructor in Mathematics
A.B., Franklin and Marshall College.
Edwin D. Freed
Instructor in Greek and Latin
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D., Lutheran Theological Seminary.
S/Sgt. Albert Humphries, USAF
Instructor in Air Science
Fairfield Rd.
R. D.
227 Carlisle St.
625 Highland Ave.
Nathaniel L. Kaderly
Instructor in English
A.B., A.M., Mercer University.
M/Sgt. James A. Parks, Engineers (RA)
Instructor in Military Science
Biglerville, Pa.
243 N. Washington St.
R. D. #4
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Allen C. Percival 167 E. Middle St.
Instructor in French and Spanish
A.B., A.M., Harvard University; Premiere Annee, Ecole de Preparation, Sorbonne.
M/Sgt. John F. Reus, Inf (RA)
Instructor in Military Science
Jack W. Shainline
Instructor in Physical Education
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Lewis E. Weeks, Jr.
Instructor in English
A.B., Colby College; A.M., Broivn University.
Robert L. Bloom
Instructor in History
B.S., Shippensburg State Teachers College; A.M., Duke University.
303 Baltimore St.
Carlisle St. Ext.
30H W. Water St.
21 1 N. Washington St.
T/Sgt. Henry C. Carter, USAF
Instructor in Air Science
M/Sgt. John L. Coleman
Instructor in Air Science
Basil L. Crapster
Instructor in History
A.B., Princeton University; A.M., Harvard University.
Charles H. Glatfelter
Instructor in Political Science and Economics
A.B., Gettysburg College.
George E. Grube
Instructor in Biology
B.S., Muhlenberg College; M.S., Cornell University.
T/Sgt. Edward J. Hallas, Jr., USAF
Instructor in Air Science
Elizabeth B. Kilmer
Instructor in Spanish
A.B., Mary Washington College; A.M., Middlebury College.
Gerard A. Dvorsky
Instructor in Biology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
William E. Eisenhart
Instructor in Biology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
207 Chambersburg St.
R. D. #3
311 Carlisle St.
74 Springs Ave.
461 Baltimore St.
112 Chambersburg St.
227 Carlisle St.
54 E. Stevens St.
31 West Water St.
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Donald Gallion
Instructor in Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College.
William F. Green
Instructor in Physics
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Bertram Hanna
Instructor in Biology
B.S., M.S., Western Reserve University.
Marion Harbaugh ^
Instructor in Spanish
A.B., University of Toledo; A.M., Middlebury
M/Sgt. Joseph S. Lakich
Instructor in Military Science
Ruth Luebbe
Instructor in Music
A.B., College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Tech; A,
Charles Raith
Instructor in Political Science
A.B., A.M., University of Pennsylvania.
Martha Sachs
Instructor in English
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Theodore C. Schlack
Instructor in English
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Richard Woolson
Instructor in Psychology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Franklin J. Holmes
Instructor in Voice
Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Sgt. Millard R. Peusgh
Instructor in Military Science
Rose Zita Gaines
Assistant in Biology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
41 Hanover St.
R. D. #2
109 Springs Ave.
227 Carlisle St.
College.
561 Hillcrest Place
Hanson Hall
M., Syracuse University.
Lincolnway East
325 Hanover St.
Lutheran Theological Seminary
22 Fourth St.
Washington, D. C.
109 Springs Avenue
125 West Broadway
Administrative Offices and Assistants
Office oj the President
Robert B. Rau Campus
Assistant to the President
A.B., Gettysburg College; Graduate, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg.
Office of the Dean
Mildred H. Hartzell Kathryn E. Bucher, Janet McSherry
Secretary to the Dean Stenographers
B.S., Gettysburg College.
Office of the Registrar
Ruth S. Groft Mary Leedy, Elizabeth Callahan
Secretary to the Registrar Stenographers
Office of the Dean of Women
Thelma Bender
Secretary to the Dean of Women
Alumni Office
Rosea B. Armor
Secretary to the Alumni Secretary
Library
Louise F. Chandler John Sheldon
Assistant Librarian Assistant Librarian
A.B., Wheaton College. B.S., Wilmington College.
B.S., Simmons College. B.S. L.S., Western Reserve University.
Health Service
Chester G. Crist 110 Chambersburg St.
Medical Director Emeritus
M.D., Medico Chi College.
Joseph J. Baker 111 Baltimore St.
Medical Director
A.B., Gettysburg College; M.D., Temple University.
Patricia Wasson, R.N. Doris Arnfield, R.N. Peggy Hill, R.N.
Nurse Nurse Nurse
Consulting Engineer
George R. Miller, Ph.D. R. D. #2
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Superintendent of Building and Grounds
George R. Larkin, A.M. 315 N. Stratton St.
Office of the College Chaplain
Edward K. Stipe, B.D. Fairfield Rd.
Chaplain
Frances Grieman
Secretary to the Chaplain
Gymnasium
Elyse M. Dickert
Secretary to the Athletic Director
Business Offices
Mabel A. Phelps Robert L. Shryock
Business Manager of Huber Hall Manager of the College Book Store
Head Residents
Ruth Luebbe, A.M. Loretta U. Deatrick
Hanson Hall Stevens Hall
Winifred E. Campbell
Huber Hall
Housemothers
Alma V. Parnell Ruth E. Koser
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Julia R. Augustine
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Office of Military Science and Tactics
W.O.J.G. Jacob Verniel, GAG (RA)
Administrative Assistant
Committees
Faculty Committees
Absences
TiLBERG, AhRENS, BARTHOLOMEW, RiLEY
Admissions and Advanced Standing
Wolfe, Duck, Lee, Tilberg
Bulletins
Wolfe, Arms, Cessna, Duck, Glenn, Mason, Warthen,
Wolfinger
Chest Fund
Fortenbaugh
Class Schedules
Tilberg, Cole, Johnson, Peddy, Sloat, Wolfe, Ziegler
Commencement Programs
Smoke, Bilheimer, Bolich, Bream, Johnson, Kramer, Wagnild,
Warthen, Ziegler
Curriculum
Fortenbaugh, Bilheimer, Bowen, Glenn, Richardson, Smoke,
Stokes, Sundermeyer, Tilberg, Warthen
Discipline
Waltemyer, Bream, Lee, Tilberg, Ziegler
Finance of Student Organizations
ZiNN, Fortenbaugh, Larkin, Lee, Saltzer
Freshman Advisers
Johnson, Ahrens, Bartholomew, Bloom, Bolich, Hamme,
Hayward, Kilmer, Lee, Percival, Riley, Saltzer, Stipe,
Weiland, Wolfinger, Ziegler
Freshman Dormitory
Hayward, Bream, Duck, Johnson, Stipe, Tilberg, Wolfe
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Guidance
Smoke, Duck, Hayward, Lee, Tilberg, Wolfe
Health
Bow^n, Baker, Bilheimer, Lee, Tilberg
Insurance—Hospitalization
Ziegler, Johnson, Rau ___
Library
Glenn, Hartshorne, Knickerbocker, Sundermeyer
Literary Advisers for College Publications
Warthen, Mason, Taylor
Music
Wagnild, Bolich, Shaffer, Stipe
Pre-Medical
Tilberg, Bowen, Miller, Zinn
Scholastic Standing
Tilberg, Bachman, Lee, Shaffer, Weiland
Social Functions
Tilberg, Franco, Kramer, Lee, Peddy
Student Organizations
Lee, Glenn, Hartshorne, Langerhans, Messer
Student Teachers
Kramer, Bilheimer, Fortenbaugh, Miller, Warthen, Zinn
Subjreshman Activities
Bilheimer, Bream, Cessna, Johnson, Lee, Tilberg, Wagnild,
Waltemyer, Wolfe
Student -Faculty Committees
Activities
Partikian, Christ, Rowland; Mason, Stuart
Class Activities
Rogers, Bailey, Emlet; Richardson
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Campus Improvement
Seitzinger, Bailey, Schwarz; Kramer, Larkin
Campus Recreation
R. Yost, Leibfried, Fuhro, Sterrett; Hamme
cjCurriculum
SoDEN, Bailey, Fuhro
Customs and Traditions
Sterrett, Oberkehr, Partikian, Rogers, Lippincott; Stipe,
ZlEGLER
Discipline
SoDEN, Yost, Rogers, Leibfried, Fuhro; Bream, Lee, Tilberg,
Waltemyer, Ziegler
Social Committee
R. Yost, Leibfried, Fuhro, Sterrett; Hamme, Lee, Stipe,
Peddy, Tilberg, Wagnild
Student Chest Fund
SoDEN, Snook, Seitzinger, Fuhro; Fortenbaugh
Student Government
Snook, Welsh, Detwiler, Hamme, Schwarz; Crapster,
Saltzer, Zinn
Athletic Council
Alumni Representatives
Glenn L. Bream, President, Mrs. Carl O. Gleitsmann, William
H. B. Stevens
Faculty Representatives
Clayton E. Bilheimer, Wilbur E. Tilberg, Earl E. Ziegler,
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Secretary
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I Student Representatives
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Ronald E. Fitzkee, Vice President, John R. Jones, Jr., Mary
Alice Hartranft
Board of Trustees Representatives
Clarence L. S. Raby, John S. Rice, Charles M. A. Stine,
Ex-officio, Henry W. A. Hanson, Ex-qfficio
History of the College
Gettysburg College, like most of the older liberal arts colleges of
the United States, was founded under church auspices. It is the oldest
Lutheran college in America, its charter having been granted April 7,
1832. One of the primary objects of its founders was to prepare young
men for admission to the theological seminary already established in
Gettysburg. That purpose has never been forgotten; a number of the
graduates of each year's class enter the ministry of the church. A majority
of its faculty and students are Lutherans, but many are of other religious
faiths.
The name of the College was originally "Pennsylvania College of
Gettysburg." The name was changed in 1921 to "Gettysburg College."
In its earliest days, the College was housed in a single building, now
used as a private residence, at the corner of Washington and High Streets.
It received from the State a grant of $18,000, but had no endowment.
The first buUding erected on the present campus was Pennsylvania Hall,
the "Old Dorm." The physical equipment of the College now includes
twenty buildings, valued at more than $2,000,000; the student enrollment
has increased from sixty-three to twelve hundred; the original staff of five
professors has grown to a faculty of about ninety; enrollment in the
Women's Division is now two hundred. During the past twenty years, the
resources of the College have been increased by more than a million
dollars in endowment and buildings. Among the buildings constructed
within this period are the Library, the Breidenbaugh Science Hall, and
the Eddie Plank Memorial Gymnasium. The area of the campus has been
increased to one hundred acres.
The educational services and academic reputation of Gettysburg
College have kept pace with its material progress. It is fully accredited by
all the important agencies; since 1923 it has had a chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa. The College has contributed to American society leaders in many
occupations. A recent study of the list of its graduates showed the follow-ing
occupational distribution: 1,599 clergymen and 51 missionaries
of the Christian religion; 1,030 school teachers, 438 college teachers, and
58 college presidents; 408 lawyers and 17 judges; 564 physicians and 68
dentists; 208 engineers and 199 scientists; 1,625 business men, and more
than 2,000 graduates in other unclassified occupations.
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During the recent war, more than 1,600 alumni served in the armed
forces, of whom upwards of seventy-five per cent were commissioned
officers. The principal reason for its military distinction is that Gettysburg
College has the oldest Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit in a private
college. Since its establishment in 1916, the R.O.T.C. at Gettysburg, in
addition to providing basic military training for some 2,000 men, has
granted commissions to more than 400 graduates who have completed the
advanced course. For two years of the war period, the College served as a
preliminary training school for the Army Air Forces; nearly 2,000 young
men completed the program and went on to higher training schools or
directly into the service. To the R.O.T.C. course, which has been re-established
upon a new basis, there has been added an air unit.
Gettysburg College is grateful for the opportunities that it has had to
contribute to the leadership of the country in the past, and is ready to
take up with confidence the responsibilities of the days to come.
Educational Objectives of
Gettysburg College
One of the most important problems confronting the prospective
student is the choice of a college where he will spend four of the most
important years of his life.
Undergraduate education should, at all times, be considered as a
course of preparation which will promote clean living and high thinking.
A worthwhile college education should prepare one to meet the problems
of life with courage, insight, and patience. At least four things are to be
sought: First, the student should be introduced to a larger world. His
college training should assist him in the realization of a framework for
his own life which will challenge his best. Second, in the course of four years
of self-exploration, a student should be able to find the area of service in
which to spend his life. Third, a student should be introduced to the great
characters and the great books that have contributed to our civilization
ideas and ideals of real worth. In this comradeship he should himself be
inspired to dedicate his life to creative achievement. Fourth, a student's
preparation for life is adequate only if it includes spiritual elements.
Gettysburg College seeks to reach these objectives in its approach to
the training of youth. It believes that Christian ideals must underlie all
phases of the development of youth. Recognition of these objectives means
that development oj character becomes the basic aim of our entire campus program.
There are certain things which Gettysburg College regards as essential
to a sound education:
the habit of accurate observation;
the building of standards of judgment and self-measurement;
a comprehensive grasp of modern problems as related both to
cultural and personal obligations;
a basic understanding of the major principles that underlie success
in the vocation of one's choice;
power to participate understandingly and creatively in the life of
one's community and country;
sensitiveness in the appreciation of human values.
These things are fundamental in any life that seeks to find happiness
and wide service in the world.
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The achievement of a certain type of character has always been the
distinct contribution of the small independent or church-related college.
The purposes of Gettysburg College have always been reflected in its
faculty and in its campus life. The limited enrollment and carefully
selected faculty have been, for more than a hundred years, highly con-tributing
factors.
A college campus needs much more than courses, classrooms, books,
and adequate time, if it is to achieve its goal. It must foster the student's
ability to work—both alone and with his fellow students. It must offer
opportunity for students to put into actual practice some of the things
which they have learned in the classroom. The extra-curricular activity
program of Gettysburg College offers wide opportunities for the gaining
of this practical experience. Fraternity and sorority life, varsity and intra-mural
sports, work with various publications and dramatics, the organiz-ing
of social events, lectures and religious programs, requirements for
regular physical exercise—all of these serve to supplement the classroom
work by bringing student and student, student and teacher, together on
an informal basis.
The college campus is not an isolated, self-sufficient community.
Students come from their homes for a definite purpose. Students will
return to their homes and communities. Gettysburg College, therefore, in
all its actions and planning is conscious of its responsibility to these larger
communities of town, state, nation, and world.
A college, after all, is not to be judged by the size of its buildings, the
excellence of its faculty, the attractiveness of its campus. The products
of the college can not be evaluated on Commencement Day when happy
hands receive a diploma bearing the insignia of the institution. The final
test of the value of an education is what becomes of its students when they
have been called upon to meet the long, hard grind of the dusty highway
—when they have confronted the problems of life, the disappointments,
the headaches and heartaches. Are they able to carry on courageously and
creatively?
Any education which does not prepare one to meet all of the issues of
life and emerge from them with a stout heart and cheerful Christian out-look
upon life is an education that falls short.
To a higher type of education, Gettysburg College faithfully dedicates
its entire resources.
The New Building Program
Despite the growth mentioned in the "History" on the preceding
pages, the College is now confronted with the need for further enlargement
of its facilities to meet the needs of a greatly increased enrollment. It is
impossible to admit all those who wish to enter college. Yet Gettysburg
College is deeply conscious of the obligation to provide education for as
many qualified applicants as possible, and continues to adapt her facilities
to the discharge of this obligation.
A recent campaign for funds to continue the building program has met
with a very generous response. Subscriptions far exceed the amount set
as a goal. A new girls' dormitory, dedicated in honor of President and
Mrs. Henry W. A. Hanson, was opened for occupancy in the fall of 1950.
The Board of Trustees further authorized the erection of the long-awaited
new chapel; the enlargement and renovation of Brua Chapel for the use
of the Music Department and the campus dramatic organizations is now
in progress; and plans for an administration and classroom building, and
a field house are under consideration.
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Numbered Houses
Faculty Resi
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Schlack '50
Buildings and Facilities
THE LIBRARY contains about sixty thousand volumes, including
essential reference works, and a serviceable collection of pamphlets,
periodicals, and pictures. A number of valuable gifts of books have been
received over the years, funds are available to meet the special needs of
each department, and the general collection is being constantly increased.
The present building, Georgian in style, was opened to the students
in the fall of 1929. It has a book capacity of one hundred thousand
volumes and a seating capacity of three hundred readers. It contains
reference and general reading rooms, seminar rooms, ample stack space,
and accommodations for the library staff.
The Faculty has issued certain regulations governing the use of the
library with which all readers are requested to comply.
GLATFELTER HALL, erected in 1888-'89 and named in honor of
the late P. H. Glatfelter of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, a former trustee,
was extensively remodeled in 1929 by means of a generous gift from a
friend of the College. Steel replaced much of the wood in the original
structure, floors of cork tile over reinforced concrete were installed, and
the corridors were refinished with wrought iron, terrazzo, and marble.
The classrooms were equipped with new blackboards, bulletin boards,
and movable chairs; rest rooms were provided; and new lighting and
heating fixtures were installed. The building is fire-resistive throughout;
and its interior presents a very modern appearance.
The first floor of Glatfelter Hall is occupied by the College Administra-tion,
the Office of Guidance, the Departments of Mathematics, Latin,
German, and Psychology. The Departments of Bible, History, Philosophy,
Greek, English, and Romance Languages have their offices and classrooms
on the second floor. On the third are the Departments of Political Science
and Economics, Education, and Biology. Classrooms of the Department of
MiUtary Science and Tactics are in the basement.
The Biological Laboratories, in Glatfelter Hall, are equipped with
carefully selected materials and apparatus necessary for both the ele-mentary
and the advanced courses in the biological sciences. Three
laboratories, a lecture room, a reading room, stock and preparation rooms,
and the departmental office are located on the third floor. In the base-ment
are two laboratories and a room adapted for storage and for the
keeping of living plants and animals.
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The reading room of the Biology Department is provided with current
biological journals and essential reference works, to which additions are
continually being made. This room is also used for the meetings of the
Seminar and other small groups. The lecture room is provided with
apparatus for the projection of opaque plates, films, and slides and for
microprojection. Dark-room facilities are available in the Department.
BREIDENBAUGH SCIENCE HALL, a large brick buUding of
colonial design on North Washington Street, is occupied by the depart-ments
of Chemistry and Physics. It contains a well-lighted basement,
two upper floors, and a large attic. The part of the building devoted
to Chemistry consists of a large lecture room, three smaller classrooms,
six laboratories, two offices, a reading room, a balance room, a prepara-tion
room, and storage space on all three floors. The part of the building
devoted to Physics contains a large lecture room, four large laboratories,
a photographic dark room, a photometer room, a store room, three
apparatus rooms, a shop, and an office. The building and its equip-ment
are well adapted to the teaching of fundamental Chemistry and
Physics.
The Chemical Laboratories occupy the north and central portions
of Breidenbaugh Science Hall. General, qualitative, quantitative, organic,
and physical chemistry have large separate laboratories and stock rooms
amply equipped with essential apparatus, supplies, and conveniences.!
There is special apparatus for organic and food analysis, chemical analysis
of water, chemical microscopy, and glass blowing, and a dark room for
polarimetry, spectroscopy, and photography.
The departmental library, also in Breidenbaugh Hall, contains
over five hundred volumes covering nearly all the different branches
of chemistry, and new books are constantly being added. The department]
subscribes to some twenty-five scientific periodicals including the Journall
of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstracts, the Decennial Indices, and^
a number of French and German publications.
The Physical Laboratories, in the south part of Breidenbaugh Science
Hall, are equipped with selected modern apparatus for elementary and
advanced laboratory work and lecture demonstrations. Equipment is
available for work in advanced mechanics and the determination of
elastic moduli; mechanics of rotation and moments of inertia; equilibrium
offerees; experimental work in magnetism and electricity; and the study
of the laws of heat, gas, and light. The general apparatus also includes
an oil-immersed rotary-type high-vacuum pump, a mercury diffusion
pump, high-grade precision balances, and a cathetometer. Direct current
is supplied at various points by means of a central switchboard and a
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Storage battery; portable sub-stations are available for alternating current.
Notable among recent acquisitions are a "Paschen Mounting" spectro-graph,
for use in atomic studies, and a 7.5 K.W. (15,000 volts at 0.5
amperes) D. C. Power Supply for electronics.
The Physical Laboratory also contains a shop equipped with precision
tools for the construction of special apparatus.
The departmental library is well provided with books on elementary
and advanced laboratory experiments and technique, as well as books in
the field of general Physics. Carefully selected publications are added
each year,
BRUA CHAPEL, erected in 1889-90, is a memorial to the parents
of the late Col. John P. Brua, U.S.A. The building is used for daily
assembly, lectures, concerts, and other occasions requiring a large
auditorium.
The Board of Trustees recently authorized the enlargement and
renovation of Brua Chapel for the use of the Music Department and the
dramatic organizations. The Woman's League of Gettysburg College has
announced a very generous gift in support of this new step in the building
program.
THE EDDIE PLANK MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM, a large
Georgian structure, fulfills the functions of a gymnasium, social hall,
armory, and auditorium. The lower floor is occupied by the rifle range
and other facilities of the R.O.T.C., locker and dressing rooms, showers,
and the living quarters of the custodian. On the main floor are the gym-nasium
proper, a theatrical stage, and the offices of the Department of
Physical Education. The Department of Military Science and Tactics
occupies offices on the upper floor.
ROBERT WEIDENSALL HALL, a colonial brick structure on
North Washington Street, is the home of the Student Christian Associa-tion.
The original building was erected in 1923 by the Woman's League
of Gettysburg College and named in honor of Robert Weidensall, LL.D.,
Class of 1860, a pioneer in the work of the Y.M.C.A. In the reconstruction
which followed the fire of 1946 it was greatly enlarged, and it now con-tains
a large central hall, an auditorium, a tiled swimming pool, practice
rooms for students of music, a lounge for students who are members of no
fraternity, recreation and browsing rooms, and the oflfices of the S.C.A.,
the Chaplain, the Alumni Secretary, the Gettysburgian, and the Depart-ment
of Music.
PENNSYLVANIA HALL, "Old Dorm," erected in 1836-'38 and
used as a hospital during the famous battle, was remodeled and improved
in 1889, and again in 1925. It contains eighty-five rooms for students,
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many of them en suite, so that those who desire may have separate study
and sleeping rooms.
Mcknight hall, erected in 1897 and named in honor of Harvey
W. McKnight, fourth President of the College, is a three-story dormitory
accommodating about fifty students. In the summer of 1949 the interior
of this building was completely renovated.
HUBER HALL, a building of colonial design fronting on Carlisle
Street, provides administrative, dormitory, and recreational facilities for
women students, and cafeteria service for students of both sexes. The first
floor contains a recreation room and living quarters for a number of
students. The second, or main floor contains a large dining hall and
modern sanitary kitchen and the ofllice of the Dean of Women. On
the third floor are rooms for students.
STEVENS HALL, also on Carlisle Street, has recently been com-pletely
refurnished by the Woman's League for the use of women students.
There are accommodations for forty-nine girls, an apartment for the
housemother, and a living room.
AUGHINBAUGH HALL, a large residence on Springs Avenue,
accommodates twenty girls and a housemother. There is a kitchen in
which resident students may prepare breakfast.
HANSON HALL, a new dormitory which accommodates about one
hundred girls, was opened for occupancy in the fall of 1950, and dedicated
in honor of President and Mrs. Henry W. A. Hanson.
THE INFIRMARY, on West Lincoln Avenue, provides for the
isolation of contagious diseases, as well as the usual medical services. It is
served by three resident nurses, under the supervision of a medical director
and a Faculty committee.
The COLLEGE BOOK STORE, adjacent to the campus on Stevens
Street, dispenses textbooks, accessories, and light refreshment. It is owned
and administered by the College.
ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS are the President's home, three houses
erected by Greek-letter societies, the janitor's home, certain temporary
buildings (described below), and the heating plant. All these are located
on the central campus.
OSOGA LODGE, a rustic cabin at Laurel Lake, some twenty
miles north of Gettysburg, is available to student groups under proper
supervision.
In 1946, to accommodate the influx of students from the armed
forces, the College and the Federal Housing Authority erected seven
temporary dormitories just north of Memorial Field. Four of these build-ings,
connected with the central heating plant of the College, accommo-
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date two hundred unmarried men. In the three others, six four-room
apartments and four three-room apartments, separately heated, are
available to married students. These are all one-story buildings.
A temporary building, obtained from the Army in 1947 and formerly
operated as a recreation center by the Student Christian Association, now
serves as headquarters for the Department of Air Science and Tactics.
Two similar buildings, attached to Glatfelter Hall, provide four
auxiliary classrooms.
Athletic Fields
MEMORIAL FIELD, lying west of the Eddie Plank Memorial
Gymnasium, is a combination football and track field.
NIXON FIELD, a seven-acre area lying east of the Gymnasium,
contains the baseball diamond.
Other playing surfaces, some on the central campus and others on
College land north of Broadway, are available for tennis, soccer, hockey,
archery, golf and football practice, and softball.
College Expenses
Tuition and General Fees
A Registration Fee of ten dollars is required of all students on entering
the College for the first time and is payable to the Registrar.
The annual charge for tuition is $450 and may be paid in two install-ments,
$225 being due at the beginning of each semester. This charge is
made for instruction; lectures; upkeep and use of grounds and buildings
(does not include dormitory room rent); use of library, reading rooms,
gymnasium and swimming pool; health and sanitation service. Any
student pursuing studies which total less than ten semester hours must pay
fifteen dollars tuition per semester hour.
Each student is required to pay the following yearly fees:
Athletic fee $25 . 00
Student Chest fee (see page 63) 15 .00
Health fee (see page 55) 10 . 00
Laboratory Fees
breakage
1st 2nd deposit
sem. sem. per sem.
Biology 1, 8, 11,13 $10.00 $10.00
Biology 2, 4, 6 10 .00
Biology3, 5, 7 10.00
Chemistry 1 10.00 10.00 $3.00
Chemistry 2a and 2b, 4 10.00 10.00 5.00
Chemistry 5 10.00 10.00
Education 11 10 . 00 10 . 00
Physics, 1, 102, 3, 10 7 . 50 7 . 50
Shorthand or typewriting 1 5 . 00 1 5 . 00
Voice or piano lessons 24 . 00 24 . 00
Organ lessons 40 . 00 40 . 00
Organ rental 10 . 00 10 . 00
In addition to these fees a charge is made for apparatus broken or not
returned in good condition.
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Yearly Room Rents
Aughinbaugh Hall $120 . 00
Federal Housing Units—Rooms 90 . 00
Federal Housing Units—Apartments for families 250 . 00-260 . 00
Hanson Hall 150.00
Huber Hall 120 . 00
McKnight Hall 120.00
Pennsylvania Hall (Old Dorm) 120 . 00
Stevens Hall 120.00
Rooms in private homes 120 . 00-225 . 00
Board
College Cafeteria 370 . 00
Estimated Cost of a Tear in College
The expenses of a student depend largely on his tastes and habits, his
place of residence, and the course he follows.
Hence the following tabulation does not include laboratory fees,
laundry, Post Office box fee ($2) for all men dormitory students, gradu-ation
and diploma fee ($5), and personal expenses, such as clothing, spend-ing
allowances, fraternity dues, and transportation.
YEARLY EXPENSES
MINIMUM LIBERAL
Tuition $450 . 00 $ 450 . 00
Athletic Fee 25.00 25.00
Student Chest 15.00 15.00
Health Fee 10.00 10.00
Board 335.00 370.00
Room 90.00 200.00
Books and Stationery (estimated) .... 25.00 50.00
Estimated total cost for college year . . $950 .00 $1 1 20 . 00
Payment of Bills
The bills of the College Treasurer are made out for each semester and
include half of each item for the College year. The bill for tuition, student
chest, health fee, athletic fee, laboratory fees and board (for those who
take meals at the College Cafeteria) is payable in advance at the beginning
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of each semester. Veterans under Public Laws 16 and 346 may assess
such charges for tuition, books, and fees to the Veterans Administration as
may be legally charged to that agency.
No student will be graduated until all financial obligations to the
College and for class publications and other student interests have been
discharged. Certification of College record or statement of honorable
dismissal will not be made until all financial obligations have been met.
No student will be permitted to take the semester examinations unless
all bills have been paid.
Admission of Students
The needs of the larger community in which the College exists are
such that it is desirable to make available to as many as possible the
benefits of a liberal arts education. Gettysburg College has been sensitive
to these needs and has increased its enrollment as much as it has con-sidered
wise in order to meet the demand. At the same time, however, the
College has kept in mind its belief that such an education can best be
achieved in a small college atmosphere. In the firm conviction that it will
be of most service if it maintains its character as a small church-related
school, the College has stated requirements for admission. It is hoped that
they will enable the College to select as students those young people who
will contribute to and benefit from the College community in the highest
degree. While the academic requirements are perhaps most important,
the College hopes to attract students who have varied interests and
abilities.
Application for Admission
A student desiring to enter Gettysburg College from high school should
secure an "Application for Admission" form from the Office of the Dean of
Admissions. After the student has supplied the information called for on
pages three and four of that form, he should ask the proper authorities of
his high school or preparatory school to complete pages one and two and
forward it to the Admissions Office. There is no application fee. Regula-tions
governing admission of applicants who have attended another college
are stated in full in the section, "Admission with Advanced Standing."
Applications are receivable any time after the student has completed
the Junior year in high school. The Dean of Admissions may make tenta-tive
reservations for applicants with exceptionally good qualifications,
but the Committee on Admissions takes no official action until the mid-year
Senior grades have been presented. It is the responsibility of the
applicant to furnish an official record of all work completed after the
"Application for Admission" has been presented.
Requirementsfor Admission
Every student is asked to meet the following minimum requirements.
From among those who meet these requirements, those best qualified for
work at Gettysburg College are selected for matriculation.
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1. Evidence of good character and acceptable social habits.
2. Graduation from and recommendation by an approved secondary
school with completion of 1 6 regular units or 1 5 Carnegie Units of
work distributed as follows:
YEARS
Required:
English 4^
Elementary Algebra 1
Plane Geometry or Intermediate Algebra 1
Recommended: ^
Natural Science 2
History 2
Foreign Language 2
Optional (in addition to above):
Mathematics maximum of 2
Natural Science
" " 2
History or Social Science " " 2
Foreign Language " " 4
General electives (in subjects not listed above) 3^
3. Clear evidence of ability and preparation to pursue college work
successfully. (See the following section, "Methods of Admission.")
4. Application for admission made in approved form to the Dean
of Admissions. (See the preceding section, "Application for Ad-mission.")
Methods ofAdmission
Students may be admitted either by certification from an approved
secondary school, or by College Entrance Examination Board, or by a
combination of both. Applicants who rank in the upper two-fifths of their
classes may be admitted without examination. The Committee on Admissions
' With the exception of these numbers, all references to a year's work also indicate
a Carnegie Unit. The four years of English are equivalent to three Carnegie Units.
^ In addition to the general recommendations for all prospective students, the
following special ones should be noted:
Those students who plan to major in either physics or chemistry should, if possible,
take the optional courses in mathematics and natural science.
Students who plan to major in a foreign language should have at least two years
of preparation in each of two foreign languages.
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notifies applicants whether or not they are ehgible for admission without
examination after the receipt of their "AppUcation for Admission." The
College recommends that any applicant who ranks lower than the upper
two-fifths of his class plan to take the tests of the College Entrance Exami-nation
Board as early as possible during the Senior year of high school.
The College will cooperate with high schools in recognizing Educa-tional
Development Tests and United States Armed Forces Institute
Examinations for applicants whose education has been interrupted by
service in the armed forces. General Educational Development Tests and
Veterans Administration guidance tests are acceptable substitutes or
complements for those of the College Entrance Examination Board under
certain circumstances as determined by the Committee on Admissions.
Admission with Advanced Standing
A student who has attended another college is eligible to transfer to
Gettysburg College if he is entitled to an honorable dismissal without social
or academic probation. A transfer student must present an official tran-script
from any or all colleges or universities attended, as well as the
official "Application for Admission" form showing the high school record.
Former students may transfer credits from other institutions under the
same conditions granted to new students.
Transfer credits are granted for work done with a grade of C or better
in approved colleges and universities if the courses taken fit the curriculum
to be followed at Gettysburg. All academic credit for courses transferred
is granted tentatively until the student has satisfactorily completed one
year of work at Gettysburg College. All transfer students must meet the
course requirements demanded of all members of the class into which they
transfer.
A student admitted as a Sophomore after one year of residence at
another college must complete at least ninety academic hours to meet the
requirements for graduation. In addition, he must meet the Sophomore
requirement in physical education or military science and all general
requirements imposed upon all other members of the Sophomore class. A
student admitted as a Junior after two years of residence at another college
must complete at least sixty academic hours at Gettysburg College to meet
the requirements for graduation and meet all general requirements
imposed upon all other members of the Junior class. A student, regardless
of credit grants or years of residence at another college, must complete at
least thirty semester hours at Gettysburg and one full year of residence to
receive a degree from Gettysburg College.
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All transfer students entering as Freshmen or first semester Sopho-mores
shall be required to take General Education 1 and 2. All transfer
students entering as second semester Sophomores, or first semester Juniors,
shall be required to take General Education 2. Requests for exemption
from General Education 1 and 2 shall be referred to the Curriculum
Committee.
No credit is granted for extension courses, correspondence courses, or
courses in non-accredited institutions.
Admission at the Beginning ofthe Second Semester
A limited number of Freshmen and transfer students are admitted at
the beginning of the second semester. Methods and requirements for
admission are the same as for those entering at the beginning of the regular
school year in September,
Admission to the Summer Session
Students who are candidates for degrees at Gettysburg College are
admitted to the term beginning in June under the same methods and
requirements as those which apply to students entering in September.
Students who are candidates for degrees from other colleges may enter
the Summer Session upon the certification of the Deans of those institu-tions
that the applicants are bona fide students in the institutions and that
the courses taken at Gettysburg College will be transferred if they are
passed with certifying grades.
Others applying for admission to the Summer Term only may be
accepted upon presentation of official evidence of preparation to meet the
regular admissions requirement. A special admissions form is available
from the Admissions Office.
Admission Fees
Upon acceptance each new student must pay ten dollars to the
Registrar as a Registration Fee and ten dollars to the Dean as a Reserva-tion
Fee.
The Registration Fee is not refundable under any circumstances. No
fee is assessed for subsequent registrations. The payment of this fee entitles
each student to one official transcript of his College record without charge.
The Reservation Fee is retained in the Dean's Office for subsequent
semesters and as damage deposit against possible breakage or loss of
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College property. It is refundable when the student graduates if no charges
are assessed against him. A student forfeits his Reservation Fee if he with-draws
from College during the semester.
New students who decide not to matriculate may claim the Reserva-tion
Fee by notifying the Dean sixty days before the beginning of the
semester for which they have been accepted.
Institutional Rating
Gettysburg College is on the accreditation lists of the Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle States and Maryland, the
Board of Regents of the State of New York, the Department of Public
Instruction of Pennsylvania, and others. It is a member of the National
Committee on Accreditation.
Approval by the American Medical Association, membership in Phi
Beta Kappa and in the American Chemical Society, listing in the Good
Housekeeping series on small colleges, and approval by other similar
organizations are additional indications of good standing.
This rating means that credits granted by Gettysburg College are
accepted at face value by other colleges, universities, and graduate and
professional schools.
Registration
The Registration System
Gettysburg College combines Registration and Course Advisement.
Students register for both semesters of the regular academic year and for
both terms of the Summer Session. There is no formal registration between
semesters or terms, but provision is made for course adjustment and for the
registration of new students.
Registration of Old Students
The Tuesday before the second-semester examinations is set aside for
the Spring Registration. Students report in alphabetical order as assigned
by the Registrar—-Juniors in the morning, Sophomores in the afternoon,
and Freshmen in the evening—for preliminary registration for the next
year's courses and for final registration for the Summer Session, Each
Faculty adviser sets up a series of conference hours prior to the Spring
Registration for the convenience of his advisees.
During the summer the Registrar's Office prepares the Official
Registration Forms. For those students making no course adjustments, the
final registration on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the formal opening
of the College is only a matter of receiving the Treasurer's assessment and
filling in an Information Card.
Registration of New Students
Freshmen entering in September make out a tentative schedule of
courses through individual conference or correspondence with the
Registrar during the month of August. The office then prepares the official
forms and schedules, which are turned over to the students' advisers
for further study. The students meet their advisers on Monday of Orienta-tion
Week to complete their registration. Any change in course may be
negotiated with the adviser on Thursday afternoon.
Students with advanced standing entering in September usually work
out their schedules on Monday of Orientation Week. The Registrar
evaluates advance credits and sends copies showing credits granted and
remaining requirements for graduation both to the students and to their
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advisers. Any necessary conferences can be arranged during the month of
August.
New students entering in February and in June may work out schedules
in advance (Freshmen with the Registrar; upper classmen with their
departmental advisers) on or before the day of registration.
Registration for the Summer Session
Old students register for the Summer Session at the time of the Spring
Registration.
New students register the first day of the session at the time and place
designated in the Summer Session Bulletin or Directive. Students attend-ing
both terms register for both at the beginning of the session.
Registration Rules
1. Each student must register officially, at the specified time and
place, for all the courses he expects to enter. Late registration is
penalized by a fine of $5.00 unless excused by the Scholastic Standing
Committee.
2. No student may receive credit for a course unless he is properly
registered for that course.
3. A student who fails to complete a course for which he has registered
and from which he has not officially withdrawn automatically
receives an F on his permanent record.
4. A fee of $1.00 is charged for any change in course made within one
week after the last day of regular registration period.
5. After the first week of the semester, a student may drop a course or
add a new course only with permission from the Scholastic Standing
Committee and with the payment of $1 .00 for each course changed.
6. A student who earns an F in the first semester of a year's course may
not continue that course during the second semester without the
written consent of the teacher in that course.
7. The College reserves the right to withdraw or discontinue any
course for which an insufficient number of students have registered.
In such an event, no fee will be charged for transfer to another
course.
The Accelerated Program
Gettysburg College continues to offer an optional accelerated program
for those who need to complete a college education in less than the regular
four-year period. Students may accelerate in two ways: by taking extra
subjects during the regular academic year, and by attending the Summer
Sessions.
Those students with exceptional preparation and effective study habits
may carry extra work during each semester under the limitations explained
in this Bulletin under the heading "Maximum Hour Schedule." While it is
possible for students with excellent mental and physical stamina to com-plete
eight semesters of work in seven, the College advises students to
emphasize full participation in College life rather than to find short
cuts in time.
The Summer Session of twelve weeks permits students to do approxi-mately
an extra semester's work each year. The normal student load is a
full year's work in each of two subjects for twelve or fourteen semester
hours of academic credit. The students who attend two Summer Sessions
may complete their requirements for a degree in three years.
Those students who wish to complete their work in three years and
at the same time complete their R.O.T.C. training for a commission as
second lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps should begin College in
June rather than in September because of the training camp requirement,
which normally comes during the summer between the Junior and Senior
years. To date, neither the Army nor the Air Force has made any recom-mendation
for acceleration in the R.O.T.C. Program, but both cooperate
fully in the optional program offered at Gettysburg.
The accelerated program at Gettysburg College is flexible. The
students who begin acceleration may discontinue it at will. The College
recommends that students consider final Selective Service legislation
pending at the time this Bulletin went to press before making the final
decision on the entrance date. There is, however, a distinct possibility
that acceleration may permit some students to finish a College education
who otherwise would have their education interrupted.
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Curriculum
Gettysburg College believes that all students, regardless of their final
major subject, should have a broad liberal education. To attain that end
the College requires certain specific courses in the Freshman and Sopho-more
years and makes a general requirement for distribution of subject
matter to be completed before graduation. At the same time it requires
concentration or specialization in one field.
Within the limits of the distribution and concentration requirements,
course building is largely an individual matter between students and
their advisers. Except for Physical Education teacher training, there are
no fixed curricula. Each department has, however, worked out suggested
curricula to assist students in selecting courses to meet certain objectives.
Advisers
When a student registers as a Freshman, he is assigned to a Freshman
adviser. Before the spring registration in his Freshman year, any student
who has not yet chosen his major subject should name as his temporary
adviser the head of the department in which he thinks it most likely that
he may be a major; that professor will serve as his adviser until the student
has been accepted as a major in some department. After the student has
been accepted as a major by the^epartment of his choice, the head of that
department becomes his adviser and continues as such throughout the
remainder of his program of studies. The adviser is the medium of com-munication
between the student and the faculty and may be consulted
in all matters. Each year the student must secure his adviser's approval
of his study list.
Courses and Credits
The amount of credit given for each course is specified in terms of
semester hours. A semester hour of college work consists of one hour a week of
lectures or classwork, or two or three hours of laboratory work (or labora-tory
work combined with classwork) a week for one semester. The normal
assumption is that the student will be expected to do at least two hours of
study in preparation for each hour of classwork.
No credit for one semester of a year's course may be granted except
by written approval of the department to the Registrar.
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Schedule Limitations
The usual schedule is 15 semester hours in addition to basic Military
Science or Physical Education. No student may carry fewer than 12
semester hours or more than 1 6 semester hours unless he has the consent of
the Scholastic Standing Committee. A student enrolled at Gettysburg College
may not carry courses concurrently at any other institution.
When the student has established clearly a valid reason for additional
subjects, the Scholastic Standing Committee, of which the Dean is chairman,
may allow extra hours, subject to the following restrictions:
1. Amaximum of eighteen semester hours in addition to basic Military
Science or Physical Education to a second-semester Freshman who
has maintained a quality-point average of 2.00 during the first
semester or to a Sophomore who has maintained an average of 2.00
during his Freshman year.
2. A maximum of eighteen semester hours to Juniors or Seniors who
have maintained an average of 2.00 during the preceding year or
twenty-one hours to those who have a 2.50 average.
3. A maximum of eighteen semester hours in either the Junior or
Senior year (not both) even though the student's average may be
below 2.00.
Requirementsfor the Degree of Bachelor ofArts
The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon the student who
completes 120 semester hours of academic work and earns eight hours of
activity credits (in Physical Education 1 and 2 or Military or Air Science 1
and 2).
Additional hours may be required for individual students according to
rules established by the Faculty. In addition to the hours required, students
must earn at least as many quality points as there are hours required for
their graduation. No student may graduate with a quality-point average
of less than 1 .00 in his major subject.
A student registered at Gettysburg College will not obtain credit for
courses taken in other colleges during the summer unless such courses
have first been approved by the head of the department concerned.
Requirementsfor Teacher Certification^
In addition to qualification for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, the
student may qualify for certification to teach in secondary schools by
^This rule does not apply to students admitted to College before June, 1949.
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completing sixteen semester hours of academic work, approved by the
Department of Education, beyond the minimum requirements for the
degree of Bachelor of Arts, and by earning at least 16 additional quality
points.
Requirements for Military Commission
A student may qualify for a reserve commission in the Armed Forces
by completing 4 additional hours, including basic and advanced Military
or Air Science, and earning 4 additional quality points, beyond the regular
requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Distribution Requirementsfor All Students
SUBJECTS SEMESTER HOURS
English A (Freshmen) 6
Bible 1 (Freshmen) 6
General Education 1 (Freshmen) 6
General Education 2 (Sophomores) 6
Senior Comprehensive Examination^
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education—2 Years . . 8
General Proficiency in Mathematics^ 0-6
Language:'^
French
Spanish I 6 semester hours above the "A" course in each of
German ( two 12
Greek
Latin
Philosophy
Pol. Sci. and Econ.
History ) 6 semester hours in one 6
Psychology
Sociology
1 Every candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts is required to pass a compre-hensive
examination in his major field of study.
This comprehensive examination is intended to test the depth of the student's
knowledge of the subject matter in his major field; to determine his abilities to assimi-late,
to analyze, and to apply the leading ideas developed in this subject; and to serve
as a challenge, throughout his college course, to integrate the entire work of his chosen
field of study.
^ Those Freshmen who fail in the mathematics proficiency test must register for a
6 semester hour course in Mathematics A.
' Two languages and one science or two sciences and one language are required.
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Latin Literature
Greek Literature
German Literature^ 6 semester hours in one in the original .... 6
French Literature
Spanish Literature
Science:^
Biology 1
Chemistry 1/8 semester hours in each of two 16
Physics 1 or'
102
Appreciation courses^ 4
Average total for distribution 76-82
Concentration Requirementsfor All Students
24 semester hours above "A" courses in a major
12 semester hours above "A" courses in a related minor^
12 semester hours above "A" courses in an unrelated minor'
As early as possible each student should select his major subject. In
addition, he should select two minor subjects, one related to his major
field (in the same group) and one not related (not in the same group).
The subjects are arranged in three groups as follows:
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
English Bible Biology
French Economics Chemistry
German Education* Mathematics
Greek History Physics
Latin Music
Spanish Philosophy
Physical Education
Political Science
Psychology
Social Science^
Sociology*
'Two languages and one science or two sciences and one language are required.
* These 4 hours may be selected from Dramatic Arts la, lb, Ic; Fine Arts 1, 2, 3;
Music la, 2a, 2b; and English 18.
' This is interpreted as meaning two full year courses or the equivalent if the minor
is in a laboratory science.
* Accepted for a minor only.
^ An interdepartmental course which includes a major and a first minor within the
general field of the social sciences is described under "Courses of Instruction."
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Required Freshman Program
SUBJECTS SEMESTER HOURS
General Education 1 6
English A 6
Bible 1 6
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education 4
and either
Accelerated Language Course
or
Language \ 12-14
and
Mathematics, or Economics 1 and 2, or Science,
or a second language
Total 34-36
Freshman Program for Science and Mathematics Majors
SUBJECTS ^ SEMESTER HOURS
General Education 1 6
English A 6
Mathematics 6
Science 8
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education 4
and either
Language^
or \ 6
Bible 1 J __
Total 36
Required Sophomore Program
SUBJECTS SEMESTER HOURS
General Education 2 6
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education 4
and
At least 2 courses selected from the following: Language, Mathe-matics,
Science, or second Language 1 2-1
6
and
Two electives with at least one from the following:
History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Soci-ology
12
Total 34-38
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Education courses for those who plan to teach should be included in
electives.
The Sophomore course in the student's major must be included in the
required subjects or in the electives.
Junior and Senior Program
All required courses listed in the Freshman and Sophomore programs
which have not been completed by the end of the Sophomore year must
be included in the Junior program. It is recommended, in the interest of
a well-balanced education, that the Junior program shall contain at least
two courses each semester outside the group in which the student's major
falls, and that the Senior program shall contain at least one course each
semester outside the group in which the student's major falls.
Transfer students accepted as upperclassmen are subject to the same
requirements as are all other students. When similar courses accepted as
transfer credit can be used as substitutes for the required courses, the
Registrar will notify both the students and their advisers of the official ad-vance
credit evaluation.
Transfer students accepted as first-semester Sophomores are required
to take both General Education courses 1 and 2. Second-semester Sopho-mores
and first-semester Juniors are required to take General Education
course 2.
Preparation for Graduate Study
All students who intend to do graduate work should communicate
this fact as early as possible to the heads of the departments in which
they are majoring in order that they may be sure of meeting all the
requirements for graduate study.
Scholastic Rules and Procedures
Chapel Attendance
Every student is required to attend Chapel Service. Because of the
large number of students now in the College, it is necessary to divide the
Chapel Service into two sections: one meeting on Wednesday and Friday
at 8:55 A.M., and the other on Tuesday and Thursday at 8:55 A.M.
When a student has incurred ten absences in any semester, he will have
one credit hour added to his graduation requirement. When a student
has incurred his fifteenth, he will be referred to the Committee on Discipline.
Class Attendance
The student is expected to attend each class exercise unless his absence
is justified by official authorization, genuine necessity, or other respectable
cause. Unnecessary absences are neither authorized nor approved.
The instructor is expected to make a daily report of absences to the
office of the Dean. The instructor has full authority to penalize any
absence from his class. He may also cause a student to be forbidden any
further absences from his class (except the most imperative) by notifying
the Dean that the student should be placed on "cut probation."
The further supervision and discipline of absences are vested in a
Committee on Absences, of which the Dean is ex-officio chairman. This Com-mittee
regards student absences as consisting of four kinds: (1) absences
incurred through "authorized trips," (2) those incurred through "pro-longed
illness," (3) those "taken for good reason," and (4) those taken
without justification.
(1) Absences incurred through "authorized trips" are certified by the Dean as
excused, and are not penaUzed by his office. Absences thus excused include those of
students traveling with recognized athletic, musical, dramatic, or forensic organiza-tions,
or as delegates to fraternal conventions; those due to family emergencies or
important social obligations (such as weddings and funerals); and those made neces-sary
by appointments with agents of the government or prospective employers. The
Dean's certificate should be obtained before such trips are made; in an emergency it
may be issued after the event.
(2) "Prolonged illness" is defined as medically attested illness extending over three
or more days and necessitating two or more absences from the same class. The Dean's
office issues a certificate excusing such absences, and imposes no penalty.
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(3 and 4) If a student incurs an absence not eligible for certified excuse, and pre-sents
the Dean's office with a satisfactory explanation, the absence will be recorded as
"taken for good reason." If he presents no "good reason," the absence will stand in his
record as unjustified.
Although unnecessary absences are never approved, the student is
allowed, in effect, a quota of unpenalized absences equal to the number
of class meetings per week. These absences require no certification or
excuse, but he is expected to use them only for "good reason." Thus, the
Committee imposes no penalties until a student's absences in any one course
(excluding those due to "authorized trips" or "prolonged illness") total
more than the weekly number of class meetings scheduled for that course.
If it then appears that any absence has been incurred without justification,
the student will be penalized for each absence in excess of the number of
class meetings per week by the addition to his graduation requirement of
one semester-hour's credit. When the number of absences (excluding
those due to "authorized trips" and "prolonged illness") equals twice the
number of class meetings per week, the student is subject to dismissal
from the course with a grade of F. Upon such dismissal, other penalties
incurred for absence in this course are rescinded.
Absence from one or more classes within twenty-four hours of the
beginning or end of a regular holiday or vacation will be penalized by
the addition of one semester-hour to the graduation requirement, unless
permission for such absence has been certified in advance or serious
emergency has made such absence inevitable.
Grading System
GRADE QUALITY POINTS PERCENTAGES DESCRIPTION
A 3 100-90 Excellent
B 2 89-80 Good
C 1 79-70 Fair
D 69-60 Poor, but passing
F — 59-0 Failing
/ — — Incomplete for reasons beyond
student's control
W — — Withdrew from course. No credit.
Letter following W indicates
standing at time of withdrawal.
Teachers may modify the various letter grades with plus and minus
signs. These signs are placed on the permanent records and reproduced
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on all transcripts, but are disregarded in all ordinary quality point com-putations.
They are, however, used in all honors computations.
Quality Point System
Computations
Quality points are allowed according to grade for each semester hour
as follows:
A = 3, B = 2, C=l, D =
When a finer computation is desirable, as in determining honors, the
following is official:
A+ = 3H B+ = 2H C+ = IM D+ = }i A=3 B=2 G=l D=0
I A- = 2% B- = 1% C- = %
Grades I, W, and Fare disregarded in final quality point computations.
For all student body ratings and for all individual averages issued by the
Dean's Office, the grades F and WF are counted as — 1
.
Minimum Requirements
In general, students are considered deficient and may be required to
withdraw from the College when they fail to meet the following mini-mum
standards in the achievement of total quality points:
At the end of first semester 10
At the end of second semester 26
At the end of third semester 45
At the end of fourth semester 64
At the end of fifth semester 80 *Atthe end of sixth semester 96
At the end of seventh semester 112
At the end of eighth semester 128 or a total equal
to the number of hours required for graduation.
Conditions and Deficiencies
No credit is given for a subject reported as F or 7. An I not removed
by the completion of the work within one semester after the deficiency
was incurred becomes an F, unless the Scholastic Standing Committee shall,
because of the student's sickness or for an equally good reason, extend
the time for removing the I. An F in a course for the first semester debars
a student from the course during the second semester unless the depart-ment
in which the F is incurred recommends the student's continuance.
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No student may repeat without the consent of the department concerned
a course which he has failed.
Placement Service
Teacher Placement. The College maintains a free Teacher Placement
Bureau to assist Seniors and graduates in securing positions and to aid
school officials in locating properly qualified teachers.
All communications should be addressed to the Director of the
Teacher Placement Bureau.
College Placement. The College operates a general placement service for
its students and alumni. The Guidance Counselor, in cooperation with the
Dean and Department Heads, arranges for the employment personnel of
many business and industrial organizations to meet students for personal
interviews looking forward to employment. He maintains a library on
career possibilities in business and the professions.
Students who wish aid in securing placement should register with the
Student Counselor early in their Senior year.
Informal Placement. The Administration and Advisers informally assist
students in securing employment or placement in graduate school.
Probation
Limited Probation
If, in the judgment of a teacher, a student is endangering his scholastic
standing in any course, the instructor may request the Dean to place the
student on Limited Probation in the course for a period of two weeks. At
the end of this period the teacher shall notify the Dean:
1. that the probation is continued,
2. that the probation is removed, or
3. that the student is dropped from the course with a grade of F.
At the discretion of the teacher the Limited Probation may be removed
before the end of the two-week period.
General Probation
A student is placed on General Probation when he fails to meet all
three of the following requirements:
\. passing at least 12 semester hours in addition to basic Military
Science or Physical Education,
2. meeting the minimum requirements of the Quality Point system,
3. showing reasonable progress toward graduation.
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When a student is placed on General Probation,
1. he is inehgible to represent the College in intercollegiate activi-ties
or in any other activities entailing absence from classes, and
2. a warning note is sent to the parent or guardian, and notice is
given to the student, the directors of College organizations, and
the Faculty,
General Probation is effective the Monday following reports from
instructors indicating that the student is failing to meet the requirements.
General Probation cannot be removed before the expiration of one
week.
Special Probation
When in the opinion of the Scholastic Standing Committee a student's
scholastic record is endangered, the Committee may place him on special
probation, giving him until the end of the semester to improve his record
or withdraw from College.
Reinstatement
A student dismissed from the College for any cause may not be rein-stated
except by petition to the Faculty. Such petitions will be considered
on their own merits, but in no case will a student be readmitted during the
semester immediately following the one in which the penalty was incurred.
A student dismissed for misdemeanor loses all credit for work done during
the semester. A student who has been reinstated and fails in scholarship
a second time will be required to withdraw from the College permanently.
In any case of reinstatement the student will be on general probation for
one year.
Student Health Service
In order to be informed adequately of the state of health of each new
entrant as soon as he begins his college career, the College requires each
applicant for admission to submit to the Dean of Admissions a medical
report from his family physician on the official form provided by the
College. Each student must present this health form before matriculation.
A student Health Service is maintained under the supervision of a
faculty Health Committee for the benefit of all students. Included as part of
the service is a well-equipped Infirmary, staffed by a Medical Director
and Registered Nurses.
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Each student pays an annual fee of $10 for this Health Service, which
entitles him to the following:
1. Periodic medical examination if recommended on the medical
report submitted by the family physician.
2. Consultation and treatment by the College Physician.
3. Most necessary medications.
4. Certain diagnostic procedures, as ordered by the College Physician.
5. Unlimited infirmary care for all students. Those taking their meals
in Huber Hall do not pay extra for meals while in the Infirmary,
but those eating elsewhere receive free meals only for the first seven
days spent in the Infirmary in any one semester. Beyond seven days
the charge for meals is $2 a day.
The Health Service does not provide for treatment of chronic illnesses,
nor does it provide for refraction of eyes or dental care. Consultation with
an additional physician, operations, and hospitalization are at the student's
expense.
College Life
I
Living Facilities
Dormitories for Men. The housing of men is under the direction of the
Dean. Dormitory rooms in Old Dorm, McKnight Hall, and the Govern-ment
Housing Units are furnished with single beds, mattresses, dressers,
study tables, chairs and window shades. Students furnish pillows, linens,
blankets, study lamps, and other accessories. Special pieces of furniture
may be added if desired. Rent for rooms in Old Dorm and McKnight Hall
is $120 a year; for those in the Government Housing Units, $90 a year.
Each dormitory occupant is required to sign a room contract for each
college year and summer session.
Unfurnished apartments in the Government Housing Units are avail-able
for married students with children at $25 and $26 a month.
For further information the applicant should write to the Dean.
Rooms in Private Homes. In addition to living quarters in the Dormitories
and Government Housing Units, there are rooms for many upperclassmen
in their respective fraternity houses. Many upperclassmen, moreover, find
it expedient to live in private homes throughout the community. In such
instances, rates and furnishings to be supplied by the student are deter-mined
by the interested parties.
Dormitories for Women. The housing of Gettysburg women is under the
direction of the Dean of Women. Women students, except local girls living
at home, are required to room under dormitory supervision. Rooms range
in price from $120 to $150 a year. Upon receiving notification of admission
to the College, the applicant should forward the room Reservation Fee to
the Dean of the College. The Dean of Women makes the actual room
assignments during the month of August giving room preferences in the
order of the receipt of the Reservation Fee.
The rooms in Stevens Hall, Huber Hall, Hanson Hall and Aughin-baugh
Hall are designed for two or three girls. Each dormitory room
is provided with a closet or wardrobe, dresser, chairs, single beds, mat-tresses,
three or four bookshelves, and a study table. Students provide
pillows, linens, blankets, study lamps, window draperies, and other
accessories. Pictures and other decorations may be suspended only from
the molding.
Board, The College maintains a dining room in Huber Hall, at which
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all women students except those living at home are required to take their
meals. Each fraternity operates its own table. Men students and wives of
students may arrange to take their meals at Huber Hall.
Counseling
Orientation Week. During the first week of the fall term new students
participate in a special program designed to help them become oriented
in their new environment. This program includes personal conferences
in connection with Registration, lectures concerning the purposes and
organization of the College as well as study techniques, social contacts with
members of the faculty, trips to nearby points of interest, and an extensive
battery of tests. These tests provide the College with valuable information
concerning the aptitudes, interests, and educational background of
each new student and assist the College in its efforts to provide for him a
personalized education.
Orientation Program. As a complement to Orientation Week, a series of
conferences for new students is conducted during the early part of the
academic year to assist them in solving the more personal problems of
campus life. Small mixed groups, each directed by a selected upperclass-man
and guided by a faculty adviser, meet one hour a week for six weeks
to consider in an informal and intimate manner the adjustment of the
students to their new environment.
Curriculum Advisement. After the Freshmen have tentatively selected
their first-year courses, the Registrar assigns them to Freshman Advisers,
who assist with formal registration and, after the Orientation Week tests
are finished, discuss and authorize course changes. Working under the
direction of the Dean, the Freshman Advisers issue grade reports to their
advisees and assist them in determining their major field of study.
At the end of the Freshman year, students elect a major field and
select their Sophomore courses with the assistance of the head of the
department in which they intend to major.
The Dormitory System. Under the guidance of carefully selected and
well-trained Student Proctors, the students solve their own dormitory
problems. The arrangement is in no sense a system of restraints, but rather
a system to put into operation the principles of cooperative living.
Student Counseling Service. A Guidance Committee under the chairmanship
of the head of the Department of Psychology supplements the functions
of the Faculty Advisers. The members of this committee, including the
Dean, Dean of Women, Registrar, and the Student Counselor, are
available to assist students with educational, vocational, social, and
personal problems. This work is carried on by means of personal inter-
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views and standard psychological tests. The guidance service is provided
free to all students. They may seek it voluntarily or may be referred to it
by Advisers or other faculty members. Study clinics are held from time to
time as the need for them may arise.
Veterans'' Testing Service. Gettysburg College is an official center for
Veterans' Testing Service of the United States Armed Forces Institute,
popularly known as USAFI. The College administers, scores, and certifies
the official forms of the General Education Development (GED) tests.
No charges are made for administering these tests to Gettysburg College
students. There is a charge of $3 for the GED series of five tests adminis-tered
to persons not registered in the College at the time of the testing.
All requests for GED tests should be addressed to the Registrar.
National Sophomore Testing Program
Along with many other colleges in the nation Gettysburg College
participates in the National Sophomore Testing Program. These ex-aminations
are given in March of each year and every student registered
in his fourth semester in college is required to take them. Through these
examinations the sophomores are rated with those of other institutions on
the national scale, and through the individual student's scores the Com-mittees
on Scholastic Standing and Guidance are provided with basic
criteria for the counseling of each student.
Lectures
College Lecture Series. The Board of Trustees of the College annually
appropriates money to secure widely known scholars, travelers, and
lecturers to speak on topics of interest to the students and to the com-munity.
Admission to these lectures is free.
Bell Lectureship. A fund of S2,100 from the estate of the late Rev. Peter
G. Bell, ex-' 60, has been received by the College for the establishment of
a Lectureship on the Claims of the Gospel Ministry on College Men. The
main object of this foundation is "to keep before the students of the College
the demand for men for the Christian ministry and the conditions of the
age qualifying that demand."
Stuckenberg Lectureship. Mrs. Mary G. Stuckenberg has given a fund of
SI,000 for the establishment of a Lectureship in Sociology in honor of her
late husband, J. H. W. Stuckenberg, D.D., LL.D., by the terms of which
the College sponsors annually a lecture by a specialist in the field on some
phase of Sociology from the standpoint of Christian Ethics. The lecture
is given at such time as is convenient to the lecturer chosen for the year.
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Music
The Band is an organization, the instrumentation and training of which
are directed toward creditable performance both in concert work and at
athletic contests.
The Gettysburg College Orchestra, recently organized, aims to build and
maintain a repertoire of standard and classical music. The Orchestra
provides music for student meetings and gives occasional concerts.
The Gettysburg College Choir is an organization of 50 young men and
women recruited from the student body. Auditions are held at the begin-ning
of each school year. Applicants are chosen on the basis of voice qual-ity,
trueness of ear, musical feeling, and general musical intelligence. The
Choir appears at special services held in Brua Chapel and makes an
extended tour through the surrounding states in the spring of each year.
Service with all musical organizations sponsored by the College is
recognized by suitable insignia awarded at the end of a designated period
of service.
A Faculty director is provided for each of the musical organizations.
He is assisted by a staff of student officers.
Dramatics
The Owl and Nightingale Club aims not only to bring out the latent
dramatic talent of the students in acting, scene painting, and play writ-ing,
but also to provide the College and the community with good
entertainment. As the dramatic workshop of the College, it produces from
four to six representative new plays throughout the year. Active member-ship
in the club is gained by performances in a certain number of plays, by
staff work, or by both.
In addition, short plays, presented from time to time, provide students
of the Dramatic Arts classes opportunities in direction and production.
All scenery is constructed by the students under Faculty supervision.
It is planned that in the near future Brua Chapel, remodeled for dra-matic
purposes, will be available to the group for use as a "little theatre."
Religious Life
Church Attendance. Gettysburg College believes that regular church
attendance is an essential part of the life of any student, especially when
the student is away from the incentives and restraints of the home. Gettys-burg
College strongly emphasizes the importance of attending church
services at least once each Sunday. The churches of Gettysburg are eager
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to welcome the students of the College to their services and also sponsor
special Sunday School classes for their student members.
Chapel Attendance. The College conducts for its students week-day
Chapel services under the direction of the Chaplain and the Student
Christian Association Cabinet. Local clergymen, the President of the
College, and selected members of the Faculty are the principal speakers.
Student Christian Association. The Student Christian Association is a
fellowship of men and women undergraduates dedicated to the develop-ment
of Christian character. This organization, founded in 1867, functions
today through a wide variety of projects including monthly Association
meetings, daily devotions, forums, lectures, discussion and study groups,
publications, social service activities and conferences, and through the
maintenance of its home, Weidensall Hall. The S.C.A. welcomes into its
membership all students regardless of denominational affiliation. Its
administration is vested in a Cabinet composed of the officers and the
standing committee chairmen under the direction of the College Chaplain,
who is a member of the Faculty.
Campus Vespers. Vespers are held every Sunday evening throughout the
school year at 6:30 o'clock in the Auditorium of Weidensall Hall. They
are student worship services in which student speakers and choirs
participate.
Candlelight Service. A worship service composed of sacred music, devo-tional
reading, and silent meditation is conducted by and for the students
at 10:30 o'clock on Thursday evening of each week of the school year.
Responsibility for both of these Campus services is vested in the
S.C.A., which invites all students, whether members of the Association
or not, to attend.
Religion-in-Life Week
Each year near the beginning of the second semester a period of three
days is set aside during which time a number of outstanding Christian
leaders are brought to the campus to give lectures and conduct discussion
groups on some thought-provoking religious theme. This program is
known as "Religion-in-Life Week." The College considers this one of the
high points of the school year—vitally important to the spiritual strength-ening
of every Faculty and student member of the campus.
Publications
The Alumni Bulletin, a quarterly published by the Alumni Office, keeps
alumni informed on current College events and purposes.
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The Gettysburg College Catalog is published in February of each year.
The Gettysburg College Summer Session Catalog is pubHshed in March of
each year.
The Gettysburgian, edited by a staff of students, is published weekly
during the College year and prints chiefly College and alumni news and
opinions.
The G-Book, sponsored by the S.C.A. and issued at the opening of each
College year, gives valuable information and suggestions to incoming
students.
The Mercury, a magazine published by the students of the College, is
under the supervision of the English Department and seeks to encourage
creative writing by the students.
The Spectrum, an annual published by the Junior class, contains pic-torial
representations of the College with its various organizations and
surroundings, and information about students.
The Women's League Bulletin, published in December of each year, is a
summary of the work of the League for that year.
All the periodicals aim at improving communication between the
College and its graduates, former students, and friends. These enterprises
are cordially commended to the patronage of those interested in the
welfare of the institution.
Radio Workshop
A student radio station, WWGC, has its studio on the third floor of
Breidenbaugh Science Hall and broadcasts a variety of programs regu-larly
during the college year.
Debating
There are two debating clubs, one for men and one for women. Each
group engages in a number of debates each season with various colleges
throughout the United States.
Speakers^ Bureau
All students registered for Advanced Public Speaking are required,
and other students are invited, to become members of the Speakers'
Bureau. This bureau is a public service organization which provides
speakers for various clubs and meetings in Gettysburg and adjacent
communities.
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The Student Chest
On petition from the Campus Senate, representing the student body,
the Board of Trustees adopted a system known as the Student Chest for
coordinating the finances of student organizations. This system eliminates
requests and campaigns for money by student groups and substitutes a stu-dent
fee of $7.50 per semester. This fee is payable to the College Treasurer
at the beginning of each semester and is distributed by the Treasurer of the
fund at the direction of the Student Chest Committee to the various
student organizations.
The Campus Senate
The Campus Senate, created several years ago to replace the Student
Council, consists of four members of the Faculty and one student repre-sentative
from each of the active groups on the campus.
The basic functions of the Senate are to represent the student body in
the formulation of school policies and to promote cooperation among the
Administration, Faculty, and Students.
Besides fostering this policy, the Senate assumes responsibility for the
Men's Tribunal, conducts each fall a Freshman campfire, conducts class
elections, nominates candidates for the Zimmerman prize, and con-siders
problems of the student body as a whole.
The Inter-Fraternity Council
The Inter-Fraternity Council, composed of representatives from each
of the fraternities on the campus, acts as the coordinating agency in
fraternity affairs and activities. This group sponsors the inter-fraternity
dances, supervises intramural sports, establishes rules for rushing, and
conducts a general program designed to promote harmonious relations
among the fraternities.
The Pan-Hellenic Council
The Pan-Hellenic Council is composed of a Senior and Junior member
from each of the four national sororities. The Council, functioning as a
governing body, regulates inter-sorority relations and strives to foster
harmony between sorority and independent women.
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Phi Beta Kappa
The Gettysburg chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was organized on January
11, 1923. A maximum of 10 percent of the Senior Class may be elected to
this honor society each year. Candidates for membership must show
promise of both intellectual and moral leadership and must possess a
broad general culture as well as a distinguished academic record.
Fraternities, Sororities, and Societies
National Social Fraternities and Sororities
College fraternities and sororities are dedicated to the high ideals of
friendship and service. Through their activities in behalf of the individual,
the group, the college, and the community, they play a vital role in
campus life.
At Gettysburg there is mutual cooperation among the College, the
fraternities, the sororities and the student body. The College realizes that
these societies, functioning properly, aid it in achieving its objectives.
On the campus at Gettysburg are 12 fraternities—10 national and two
local—and four national sororities.
Alpha Tau Omega Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Xi Delta Phi Kappa Psi
Chi Omega Phi Mu
Delta Gamma Phi Sigma Kappa
Kappa Delta Rho Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Lambda Chi Alpha Sigma Chi
Phi Delta Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon
Local Fraternities
Alpha Theta Chi
Phi Kappa Rho
National Honorary and Professional Fraternities and Sororities
Alpha Kappa Alpha: a society for students of Philosophy.
Arnold Air Society: a society for superior students in the Advanced Course
of Air R.O.T.C.
Beta Beta Beta: a fraternity for students of Biology.
Delta Phi Alpha: a German language society.
Eta Sigma Phi: an undergraduate fraternity for students of the Classics.
Kappa Delta Epsilon: a professional Education sorority.
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Kappa Phi Kappa: a professional undergraduate Education fraternity.
Pershing Rifles: a military society for students in the Basic Course of Army
R.O.T.C.
Phi Alpha Theta: a fraternity for majors in History.
Phi Sigma Iota: a society for students of the Romance Languages.
Pi Delta Epsilon: a journalistic society.
Pi Lambda Sigma: a fraternity for majors in Political Science and Eco-nomics.
Psi Chi: a society for students of Psychology.
Scabbard and Blade: a military society for students in the Advanced
Course of Army R.O.T.C.
Sigma Pi Sigma: a society for students of distinction in Physics.
Tau Kappa Alpha: a society for students excelling in forensics.
Local Honorary and Professional Clubs
El Circulode Espanol: a club fostering the study of Spanish and Spanish-
American culture.
Gettysburg Honor Society: a society comprised of students excelling in
scholarship and extracurricular activities who, in association with the
faculty, are dedicated to the attaining of a superior Gettysburg College.
Le Cercle Francais: a club offering an opportunity to acquire fluency in
speaking French.
Pen and Sword: a society honoring Juniors and Seniors of outstanding
achievement in activities or athletics.
Pre-Ministerial Association: an organization for students preparing for
the ministry.
Sceptical Chymists: an organization of students in Chemistry.
Tertulia Espanola: a club encouraging fluency in speaking Spanish.
Other Organizations
Alpha Phi Omego: a national service fraternity pledged to develop
friendship and to promote service to the College, the community, and
the nation.
Booster Club: a club consisting of representatives of various campus groups
originated to stimulate college spirit and athletic interest within the
student body.
Gavel Club: a club designed to increase the effectiveness of the fraternities
through efficient leadership.
Independent Men: an organization designed to provide for the general
welfare of those men who are not members of fraternities.
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Independent Women: an organization of non-sorority women designed to
promote the social welfare of its members.
International Club: a club dedicated to the promotion of world peace.
Modern Book Club: a club fostering the study and critical appraisal of con-temporary
literature.
Outing Club: a club sponsoring those outdoor activities for which the
College provides no formal program.
Women's Athletic Association: an organization sponsoring individual,
group, intramural, and intercollegiate sports for women students.
Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics
In order to conduct through a democratic, cooperative, and under-standing
agency a comprehensive athletic program for the students of
Gettysburg College, the Board of Trustees of the College has authorized
an Athletic Council to organize, promote, and administer the entire
intercollegiate and intramural athletic programs.
The College maintains membership in the National Collegiate Athletic
Association, the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and the Middle
Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The program of intercollegiate activities for men includes football,
cross-country, basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis, golf, wrestling, track,
and swimming.
The program of activities for women includes field hockey and
basketball.
Intramurals
The intramural program is designed to afford opportunities for all
students not on varsity squads to enjoy the benefits of participation in
sports. Competitive teams are organized from the fraternities, sororities,
and independent groups. Team awards are made for team activ-ities;
individual awards for success in individual sports. Intramural
activities are conducted under the supervision of an Intramural Council,
consisting of the Director of Intramurals, who is a member of the Physical
Education Department; the Director of Athletics; the varsity coaches; the
sports editor of the campus newspaper; the president of the Interfraternity
Council; the president of the Campus Senate; one independent representa-tive;
and two student representatives from the Athletic Council.
The Intramural Program for Men has an extensive program of activities
which includes touch football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, foul-shooting,
tennis, softball, golf, table-tennis, swimming, and horseshoes.
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The Intramural Program for Women is conducted by the Director of
Women's Physical Education, with the assistance of the Women's Athletic
Association, and aims to maintain interest in sports and to promote good
sportsmanship. The Women's Athletic Association, organized under an
Executive Committee and a "sports" board comprised of student man-agers
for each sport, includes as members all women students.
Activities are organized on the basis of sororities and independents and
include the following: field hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, bowl-ing,
archery, and tennis.
Honors, Prizes, and Scholarships
Honors
The following honors are awarded at the close of each academic year:
Valedictorian and Salutatorian. The Senior who has the highest scholastic
average for the last three years (including the Comprehensive Examina-tion
when required) shall be named Valedictorian, and the second highest
shall be named Salutatorian. Only those Seniors are eligible who have
been in residence during their entire course.
Final Honors. A student who passes the Comprehensive Examination
"with distinction" and whose average rating for four years is 2.90 or above
on the Quality Point scale will receive his degree summa cum laude; if the
rating is 2.60 or above, magna cum laude; if the rating is 2.30 or above,
cum laude. Only those Seniors are eligible who have been in residence
during their entire course.
Departmental Final Honors. A student who has been recommended by a
department, and who has taken a major in the department with an
average of not less than 2.75 on the Quality Point scale during the last
three years, will be awarded Departmental Final Honors in that department,
provided he has passed the Comprehensive Examination "with distinc-tion"
and has submitted a thesis (or equivalent) satisfactory to the
department. A transfer student entering as a Junior may win Departmental
Final Honors on the basis of the work of the last two years. No student
with less than two years of residence may win this award.
Class Honors for Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years.
Highest Class Honors for the year will be awarded to those students who
have maintained the grade of A in all their studies throughout the year.
Class Honors for the year will be awarded to those who have maintained
the grade of A in at least half of the work of the year and do not have a
grade below B in any of their studies for the year.
Advanced credits granted to veterans for work in United States Armed
Service Schools shall be counted as residence credits in the award of all
honors.
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These awards are published in the Commencement Programs and the
Catalog issues of the Bulletin.
Dean's Scholastic Honor List. Any student who attains a scholastic aver-age
of 2.500 in any semester is honored by the Faculty for scholastic
excellence. The list of students so honored is publicized in the Gettys-burgian
and on the bulletin board.
Prizes
The following prizes are offered annually for outstanding scholarship
and achievement:
Baum Mathematical Prize: The income from $500, contributed by
Charles Baum, M.D., Ph.D., Class of 1874, of Philadelphia, is given annu-ally
to the Sophomore showing the greatest proficiency in Mathematics.
The Charles W. Beachem Athletic Award: The Student Christian Associa-tion
presents, each year, an award in memory of Charles W. Beachem, a
member of the Class of 1925 and first Alumni Secretary of the College.
The award, based on Christian character, scholarship, and athletic
achievement, is given to a member of the Senior Class.
Chi Omega Social Science Award: The sum of S25 is given by the National,
Active, and Alumnae groups to the Junior or Senior girl excelling in
Social Sciences. This award is sponsored by the national fraternity and
given in every college which has an active Chi Omega chapter.
Class of 1916 Prize: The sum of $25 is awarded to the Sophomore who
has given most of himself or herself to the College.
Delta Gamma Alumnae Association Award: The sum of $25 is given to the
Junior girl who has made the greatest contribution to the College.
Delta Phi Alpha Prize: A valuable book on German culture is awarded
to the outstanding student for the year in the German Department.
Edwin and Leander M. ^immerman Senior Prize: The interest on $1,000 is
given to the Senior whose character, student influence, and scholarship
have contributed most to the upbuilding of the College.
Franklin Moore Award: This award, the income from an endowment of
$6,500, is given annually to the member of the graduating class of Gettys-burg
College who through his or her four years as an undergraduate of
Gettysburg College has shown the highest degree of good citizenship and
who by his or her character, industry, enterprise, initiative, and personal
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activities has contributed the most toward campus morale and the prestige
of Gettysburg College.
Graeff English Prize: This prize was founded by John E. Graeff, Class of
1843. The interest of a fund of $500 is awarded for the best English essay
from a member of the Senior class on a subject previously assigned.
Hassler Latin Prize: A fund of $500, contributed by Charles W. Hassler,
the interest of which is annually awarded to that student of the Junior
class who, at the end of the year, shall be rated as the best Latin scholar.
John Alfred Hamme Award: Established in 1948-9 by John Alfred
Hamme, York, Pa., it awards the sum of $50 to the Junior who has
demonstrated in the highest degree the qualities of loyalty, kindness,
courtesy, true democracy, and leadership.
Military Memorial Prize: The interest from a fund of $500, contributed
by the alumni and friends of Gettysburg College, is to be awarded annu-ally
to the student who has attained the highest standing in either the
first or second year of the Advanced Course as a member of the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
Muhlenberg Freshman Prize: The interest of a fund of $500 contributed by
F. A. Muhlenberg, D.D., LL.D., a former professor at Gettysburg College,
is given at the close of each year to that member of the Freshman class
taking Latin or Greek or both who is found to have attained the highest
general scholarship average.
Nicholas Bible Prize: The income from a fund of $500 established by
the Rev. J. C. Nicholas, D.D., Class of 1894, is annually awarded to that
member of the Senior class who has done the best work in advanced
courses in Biblical Literature and Religion.
Phi Sigma Iota Prize: The sums of $5 and $2.50 are given to the two
members presenting the best papers to the fraternity.
Samuel Garver Greek Prize: The income from a fund of $500 established
by the Rev. Austin S. Garver, A.M., Class of 1869, in memory of his
father, Samuel Garver, is annually awarded to the student who has made
the greatest progress in Greek during his Freshman year.
Samuel Garver Latin Prize: The income from a fund of $500 established
by the Rev. Austin S. Garver, A.M., Class of 1869, in memory of his
father, Samuel Garver, is annually awarded to the student who has made
the greatest progress in Latin during his Freshman year.
Samuel P. Weaver Scholarship Foundation: Established by Dr. Samuel P.
Weaver, President of the Great Northwest Life Insurance Company, this
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foundation awards the sum of $40 to that member of the student body who
writes the best essay on an assigned topic in the field of constitutional law
and government.
Sceptical Chymists Prize: The sum of $10, to encourage the presentation
of meritorious talks, is awarded annually by the Sceptical Chymists to the
member or pledge who delivers the best speech before the Society during
the year.
Stine Chemistry Prize: The income from a fund of $1,000 established by
Charles M. A. Stine, Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D., Wilmington, Del., Class of
1901, is awarded annually at the end of the Senior year to a student major-ing
in Chemistry. The winner of the prize is determined on the basis of his
Chemistry grades, laboratory techniques, personality, general improve-ment
in four years, and proficiency in the subject at the time of his
selection.
Note: Only students who have been in residence during all of the
period for which prizes are designated are eligible for the awards.
Scholarships and Aids for Students
All scholarships are granted for one year only but are renewable if
conditions warrant. All scholarship grants here referred to are applied
directly to the students' College bills.
Qualifications for a Scholarship. In harmony with the action of other
church-related colleges, Gettysburg has abolished special-category scholar-ships,
such as those formerly given to the children of ministers and to
athletes. This action does not necessarily deny a scholarship to the son or
daughter of a minister or to an athlete, but imposes the same qualifications
of character, ability, and need as apply to all other applicants.
Application for a Scholarship. All applications for scholarship aid should
be made in writing to the President of the College before June 1 of each
year. New students may obtain scholarship application forms from the
President's Office after their applications for admission have been accepted
by the Committee on Admissions.
College Scholarships
The returns from a substantial endowment have been set aside to
assist worthy students who cannot attend college without help. These
scholarships are granted for a one-year period on the bases of character,
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ability, and need. The amount of the scholarship varies with the need of
the applicant.
Endowed Scholarships
Bateman Scholarship: The Rev. Sydney E. Bateman, M.D., Class of
1887, has established a scholarship fund of $500, the income from which is
awarded each year to a needy student preparing for the ministry. Applica-tions
for this scholarship must be handed to the President before June
of the College year.
Blough Scholarships: Burton F. Blough, a former member of the Board
of Trustees, established a scholarship endowment fund yielding three $100
scholarships.
Clarence A. and Myrtle B. Eyler Scholarship: The interest on a fund
of $5,000 is available each year toward the payment of the tuition of a
deserving student.
Class of 1909 Fund: A revolving loan fund inaugurated by the Class of
1909 has been established for the purpose of aiding worthy students.
The Henry W. A. Hanson Scholarship Foundation: This award was estab-lished
by the Board of Trustees of Gettysburg College in honor of Henry
W. A. Hanson and in recognition of his leadership and of his distin-guished
service to Gettysburg College and to the cause of education in the
Lutheran Church and in the nation. The recipient shall be chosen from
the members of the Senior Class who have successfully passed the Graduate
Record Examination. If the Senior elected cannot accept, the next
qualified candidate can be elected. If no member of the Senior Class is
chosen, the Committee may select a member of a previous class. The grant
is $500 per year. No award of more than $500 can be granted to any one
fellow for any one year.
Dr. Joseph B. Baker and Rena L. Baker Scholarship Fund: The income from
$2,500 is to be given each year to a needy and deserving student in the I
Music Department to provide for special lessons in that department.
Dr. John E. Meisenhelter Scholarship: This award is the income from a
bequest establishing a scholarship amounting to $300 per year. The
principal is held in the permanent Endowment Fund.
Kirschner Scholarships: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kirschner have established
a scholarship endowment fund of $10,000 to perpetuate the memory of
their son, Alvan Ray Kirschner. who lost his life in World War I. The
income is divided into two scholarships, which are awarded to students
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under certain conditions which give preference to those from Hazleton
and vicinity. Applications for the use of these scholarships should be made
directly to Mr. C. J. Kirschner, Hazleton, Pa.
McCollough Scholarship: Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McCollough have
established the McCollough Scholarship as a memorial to their son,
Charles B. McCollough, Jr. The annual income of this scholarship is
awarded to two students at Gettysburg College on the bases of character,
need, and ability.
Margaret E. Fisher Memorial Fund: Nelson E. Fisher has originated a
fund of S5,000 in memory of his mother, Margaret E. Fisher, the interest on
which is to be applied to the tuition of the athlete who excels in one or
more major sports and who achieves the highest scholastic average
among winners of varsity letters.
Miller-Dewey Education Fund: The income from a fund of $10,000
established by the late Rev. Adam B. Miller, A.M., a member of the
Class of 1873, is annually available for the purpose of aiding deserving
persons in obtaining an education at Gettysburg College. The graduates
of Loysville Orphans Home have the first claim on these scholarships.
Nellie and Bernard Oiler Memorial Scholarship: The interest on a fund
of $5,000, bequeathed by Mrs. Ida R. Gray, is available each year toward
the payment of the tuition of a deserving student. This scholarship is
awarded under certain conditions which give preference to students from
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
Rear Admiral Roger C. Heimer Scholarship: A scholarship valued at $200
per year is awarded to a member of the Junior Class chosen in accord with
stipulations made by the donor.
Rufus B. Weaver Scholarship Foundation: The interest from a fund
established by the widow of Rufus B. Weaver, a graduate of the College
in 1862, is devoted to scholarships for deserving students.
Stine Scholarships: Charles M. A. Stine, Ph.D., Class of 1901, has
established an endowment fund which makes available three $100
scholarships known as the Milton H. Stine Scholarships. These are
awarded each year to young men preparing for the Christian ministry.
Dr. Stine established these scholarships in honor of his father and mother.
Wellington Scholarship: The interest on a fund of $5,000, bequeathed by
Senator George L, Wellington, is available each year toward the payment
of the tuition of a deserving student.
74 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
Loan Fund
Alumni Loan Scholarship Fund: By resolution of the Alumni Council a
portion of Loyalty Fund collections has been set aside as a Loyalty Student
Loan Fund which is available only to members of the Senior Class. The
funds so allocated may be lent to a student on his or her note, with at
least one approved endorser, and shall be without interest until one year
after the borrower's class graduates from Gettysburg College, and there-after
shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.
Additional Aids
Students enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps receive
uniforms from the War Department during the Elementary Courses.
Students enrolled in Advanced Courses of ROTC receive garrison rations
plus the necessary uniforms (a total of about S700 in two years including
one six weeks' summer camp).
Part-time employment for a considerable number of students is pro-vided
by the College through the S.C.A. Employment Bureau and the
Dean's Office.
Courses of Instruction
General Education Courses
In view of the growing complexity of our civilization and our increasing awareness
of individual responsibility, it has become apparent that premature specialization and
the departmental isolation of students and teachers are no longer either ethically
defensible or socially practicable. An education valid for our world must find its basis
in an integrated understanding of man in his essential roles: as living creature in the
natural universe, as inheritor of a rich and significant past, as participant in human
institutions, and as discoverer (and creator) of patterns and values which give meaning
to human existence. Similarly, the wise choice of a vocation and adequate training in
its special techniques must be based upon an inclusive knowledge of the chief fields of
human endeavor and some appreciation of the special potentialities and obligations
of the various callings.
In an attempt to provide such foundations for its students, the College has estab-lished
the following general courses, to which others may later be added. The first
two are required of all students.
1. INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY CIVILIZATION
Mr. Crapster, Mr. Dunkel

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CATALOG NUMBER
Gettysburg College
Bulletin
Formerly Pennsylvania College
Founded in 7832
REGISTER FOR 1950 • 1951
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COURSES 1951 • 1952
Vol. XLi • February, 1951 • No. 2
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Published in January, February, March, April, June,
October, December.
Entered at the Post Office at Gettysburg, Pa., as second-class matter under
Act of Congress Aug. 24, 1912.
GETTYSByRG COUrcE LfBRARY
GETTYSBURG, PA.
The provisions of this bulletin are not to be regarded as an irrevocable
contract between the College and the student. The College reserves the
right to change any provision or requirement at any time, but its practice
is to make no provisions retroactive.
Foreword
Gettysburg College is dedicated to the task of developing Christian
character.
Its students and faculty have been selected for the contribution they
can make to this goal. The result is a small, independent, campus college
providing a setting in which like-minded persons can develop habits of
industry and integrity, cooperation and conscientiousness.
The community of interest fostered by cooperative pursuit of common
goals is balanced by the awareness that there is desirable a world-wide
community in which the ideals of the College may act as a leaven. Gettys-burg
College students are preparing to play their various roles in such a
world by becoming acquainted with contemporary problems and attempts
to solve them.
Character growth involves forming ideals and committing oneself to
them; these ideals must be constantly criticized and corrected. The heart
of the problem that confronts this small. Christian College is, therefore,
the development in youth of moral integrity, disciplined intelligence, and
creative appreciation.
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Table of Contents
Calendar for 1950-1951-1952 5
Board of Trustees 8
Officers of the Board 9
Administration 11
Faculty 12
Administrative Offices and Assistants 19
Committees 21
History of the College 24
Educational Objectives of Gettysburg College 26
New Building Program 28
Map of the College Facing 28
Buildings and facilities 29
College Expenses 34
Admission of Students 37
Registration 42
Accelerated Program 44
Curriculum 45
Scholastic Rules and Procedures 51
College Life 57
Honors, Prizes, and Scholarships 68
Courses of Instruction 75
Alumni Organizations 119
Students in College 123
Commencement 1950 153
Index 161
CALENDAR FOR 1950495M952
Stssion days an indicalid by bold-fact typt
September
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 H 15 16
17 18 19 20 31 33 33
24 35 36 37 38 39 30
October
s M T W T F S
1 3 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 30 31
22 33 34 35 36 37 38
29 30 31
November
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 30 31 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
December
s M T W T F
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S
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
1951
J ANUARY
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
February
s M T W T
1
F
2
S
3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28
March
s M T W T
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F
2
S
3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
s M T W T F S
1 3 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 33 34 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
June
s M T W T F
1
S
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July August
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
S M T W
1
T
2
F
3
S
4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
September October November December
M T W T F
3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
1 3 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 30
21 22 23 24 25 26 37
28 29 30 31
S M T W T
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F
2
S
3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 13 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 36 27 28 29 30
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
1952
January
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 13
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
February
s M T W T F
1
S
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29
March
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
April
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
May
s M T W T
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F
3
S
3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 13 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 30 31 22 33 34
25 36 37 38 29 30 31
June
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July August
s M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
S M T W T F
1
S
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
1
COLLEGE CALENDAR
1950/1951
1950 REGULAR SESSION
September \?, to 21 Monday to Thursday, Orientation Week and Registra-tion.
September 21 Thursday, Formal Opening Exercises.
September 22 Friday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of classes.
November 22 to 27 Wednesday, Noon, to Monday, 8:00 A.M., Tiianksgiving
Recess.
December 16 Saturday, Noon, Beginning of Christmas Recess.
1951
January 3 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., End of Christmas Recess.
January 17 to 26 Wednesday through Friday, Examinations.
January 30 Tuesday, Registration of New Students.
January 31 Wednesday, Beginning of Second Semester.
MarcA 21 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of Easter Recess.
MarcA 28 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., End of Easter Recess.
Ma^ 15 Tuesday, Spring Registration.
May 21 to 31 Monday through Thursday, Examinations.
J'anf 3 Sunday, Commencement Exercises.
1951 SUMMER SESSION
June 11 Monday, Registration. 9:00-12:00 A.M. Organiza-tion
of classes 1:30-3:30 RM.
June 12 Tuesday, Beginning of classes.
Jm/j 20 Friday, End of First Session.
July 23 Monday, Beginning of Second Session.
^M^MJ/ 31 Friday, End of Second Session.
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
1951/1952
1951 REGULAR SESSION
September 17 to 20 Monday to Thursday, Orientation Week and Registra-tion.
September 20 Thursday, Formal Opening Exercises.
September 21 Friday, 8:00 A.M., Beginning of classes.
October 26 and 27 Saturday and Sunday, Father's Day.
November 3 Saturday, Alumni Homecoming.
November 21 to Id Wednesday, Noon, to Monday, 8:00 A.M.
December Mid-winter Meeting of Board of Trustees in Phila.
December 15 Saturday, Noon, Beginning of Christmas Recess.
1952
January 3 Thursday, 8:00 A.M., End of Christmas Recess.
January 21 r27 16 Wednesday, 8:00 A.M., End of Easter Recess.
A/a;) 3 and 4 Saturday and Sunday, Mother's Day.
Maj 13 Tuesday, Spring Registration.
Majv 19 to 29 Monday through Thursday, Examinations.
May'hO Friday, Alumni Council Dinner.
May 31 Saturday, Meeting of Board of Trustees, Gettysburg
Ma>'31 Saturday, Noon, Alumni Collation.
June 1 Sunday, 10:45 A.M. Baccalaureate Sermon.
Jun« 1 Sunday, 2:30 P.M. Commencement Exercises.
Board of Trustees
First Term
Elected Expires
1923 Henry W. A. Hanson, D.D., LL.D,, Gettysburg 1951
1929 Paul B. S. RiCE,t Harrisburg 1952
1929 Charles M. A. Stine, Ph.D., Sg.D., LL.D., Wilmington,
Del. 1952
1932 John H. Beerits, Somerset 1955
1932 Harry H. Beidleman, D.D., Hanover 1955
1932 Amos E. Taylor, Ph.D., Washington, D. G. 1953
1935 G. William Duncan, Philadelphia 1953
1937 Glyde E. Gerberich, Mount Joy 1954
1937 Hon. Hiram H. Keller, LL.D., Doylestown 1954
1939 Roy G. Dougherty, * Reading 1951
1939 Frederick B. Dapp, t Harrisburg 1953
1939 Edward W. Furst, Swarthmore 1951
1939 William J. Miller, D.D., PhUadelphia 1954
1939 Hon. John Stanley Rice, Gettysburg 1956
1940 William H. Patrick, Jr.,* Philadelphia 1952
1941 Richard G. Wetzel, Reading 1953
1941 Gharles B. McCollough, Detroit, Mich. 1953
1943 Edward Ehlers, Montclair, New Jersey 1955
1945 Glarence L. S. Raby,*Pd.D., PhUadelphia 1954
1946 Horace G. Ports,* York 1953
1946 Glarence A. Wills, Gettysburg 1952
1947 Mrs. Charles W. Baker, Duquesne 1954
1948 William H. Sandlas, Baltimore 1954
1948 Chester S. Simonton, York 1954
1949 Paul R. SiEBER, Pittsburgh 1955
1949 L. Ralph Tabor,* Washington, D. G. 1955
1950 Mrs. Austin H. Fellenbaum,* Lancaster, Pa. 1956
* Designated as Alumni Trustees, having been elected on nomination by the
Alumni Association.
t Died November 29, 1950.
JDied AprU 12, 1951.
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Officers of the Board
Charles M. A. Stine
Chairman
Hiram H. Keller William H. Patrick, Jr.
Vice Chairman Secretary
Frederick B. Dapp* Gettysburg National Bank
Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Standing Committees of the Board
Executive Committee
Hiram H. Keller, Chairman
John Stanley Rice, Vice Chairman Edward W. Furst
Charles B. McCollough Richard C. Wetzel
William H, Patrick Jr., Secretary Amos E. Taylor
Finance Committee
Edward W. Furst, Chairman
Amos E. Taylor, Vice Chairman
William H. Patrick, Jr., Secretary
Clarence A. Wills Richard C. Wetzel
Building and Grounds Committee
Richard C. Wetzel, Chairman
William H. Sandlas, Vice Chairman
John Stanley Rice, Secretary
Mrs. Charles Baker Edward Ehlers
Roy C. Dougherty Charles B. McCollough
College Infirmary Committee
Frederick B. Dapp, Chairman*
Paul R, Sieber, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Austin Fellenbaum Clyde E. Gerberich
L. Ralph Tabor
Representative on the Athletic Council
Clarence L. S. Raby
* Deceased.
10 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
Religious Activities
Chester S. Simonton, Chairman
William J. Miller, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Charles Baker Harry H. Beidleman
L. Ralph Tabor
Physical Education
John S. Rice, Chairman
Clarence L. S. Raby, Vice Chairman
C. William Duncan Mrs. Austin Fellenbaum
Paul R. Sieber
Fraternities
Paul B. S. Rice, Chairman*
Clarence L. S. Raby, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Charles Baker Clyde E. Gerberich
Horace G. Ports
Ex-Officio Members of All Committees
President of College
Chairman, Board of Trustees
* Deceased.
The Administration
Henry W. A. Hanson 3 Campus
President
A.B., A.M., Roanoke College; B.D., Gettysburg Theological Seminary; D.D., Gettysburg
College; LL.D., Bucknell University and Lafayette College.
Wilbur E. Tilberg 69 W, Lincoln Ave.
Dean
A.B., Bethany College; A.M., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University oj Wisconsin.
Charles R. Wolfe
Registrar and Dean of Admissions
A.B., A.M., Gettysburg College.
37 E. Lincoln Ave.
Dorothy G. Lee
Dean oJ Women
A.B., Geneva College; A.M., Syracuse University.
Hanson Hall
Gettysburg National Bank
College Treasurer
10 York St.
C. Paul Cessna
Alumni Secretary
A.B., A.M., Gettysburg College.
218 Baltimore St.
John H. Knickerbocker
Librarian
A.B., A.M., Columbia University.
4 W. Confederate Ave.
William O. Duck
Guidance Counselor
A.B., Bucknell University; A.M., Ph.D., University oj Pittsburgh
262 E. Middle St.
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The Faculty igjo-igj.
Charles H. Huber 411 Carlisle St.
Director of Women's Division, Emeritus
A.B., A.M., LiTT.D., Gettysburg College.
Karl J. Grimm Baltimore, Md.
Professor of German, Emeritus
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University; LL.D., Carthage College.
Charles F. Sanders St. Petersburg, Fla.
Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus
A.B., A.M., Gettysburg College; D.D., Lafayette College.
Richard A. Arms 59 W. Lincoln Ave.
Alumni Professor of Mathematics and Director of Dramatics
A.B., Ursinus College; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Frank H. Kramer 140 W. Broadway
Professor of Education
A.B., Gettysburg College; A.M., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
John B. Zinn 201 W. Broadway
Ockershausen Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkiru University.
Robert Fortenbaugh 1 50 W. Broadway
Adeline Sager Professor of History
A.B., Gettysburg College; Graduate, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg; A.M.,
Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Clayton E. Bilheimer 109 W. Broadway
Professor of Physical Education
M.E., Lehigh University; A.M., Columbia University.
William C. Waltemyer 251 Springs Ave.
Amanda Rupert Strong Professor of English Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D., Gettysburg Theological Seminary; A.M., Ph.D., American
University.
Albert Bachman 325 N. Stratton St.
Professor of Romance Languages
Ph.D., University of ^urich; Agr6gation, University of ^urich; Ph.D., Columbia
University.
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THE FACULTY 13
John G. Glenn 27 E. Lincoln Ave.
Pearson Professor of Latin
A.B., A.M., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Princeton University,
George R. Miller R. D. #2
Sahm Professor of Physics
B.S., M.S., Gettysburg College; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Earl Bow^n 34 E. Lincoln Ave.
Dr. Charles H. Graff Professor of Biology
A.B., Hendrix College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University.
William K. Sundermeyer 239 W. Lincoln Ave.
Professor of German
Ph.D., University of Goettingen.
William Frederick Shaffer 243 N. Washington St.
Franklin Professor of Greek
A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Princeton University.
Norman E. Richardson, Jr. 45 E. Lincoln Ave.
William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy
A.B., Amherst College; B.D., Tale Divinity School; Ph.D., Yale University.
Kenneth L. Smoke 249 N. Washington St.
Professor of Psychology
A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Ohio State University.
George S. Warthen 35 W. Broadw^ay
Graeff Professor of English
A.B., A.M., University of Virginia; A.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., The Johns
Hopkins University.
Parker B. Wagnild 39 E. Lincoln Ave.
Professor of Music and Associate Professor of English Bible
A.B., St. Olaf College; M.S.M., Union Theological Seminary; B.D., Gettysburg Theologi-cal
Seminary; A.M., New York University.
Lt. Col. Thomas E. Peddy, USAF 9 Seminary Ridge
Professor of Air Science
Milton L. Stokes 231 E. Lincoln Ave.
Professor of Economics and Political Science
A.B., A.M., LL.B., University of Toronto; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Capt. Cyril B. Spicer, Inf., (RA) 114 Chambersburg St.
Professor of Military Science and Tactics
14 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
315 N. StrattonSt.
69 E. Broadway
George R. Larkin
Associate Professor of Economics
AB., A.M., Wesleyan University.
Francis C. Mason
Associate Professor of English
A.B., A.M., University of Virginia; A.M., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of
Virginia.
C. Allen Sloat 129 W. Lincoln Ave.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Gettysburg College; A.M., Haverford College; Ph.D., Princeton University^
Henry T. Bream 317 N, Stratton St.
Associate Professor of Physical Education
B.S., Gettysburg College; A.M., Columbia University.
Harold M. Messer
Associate Professor of Biology
Ph.B., Brown University; A.M., Columbia University.
Frederick C. Ahrens
Associate Professor of German
A.B., University of Western Ontario; A.M., Ph.D., Columbia University
516 Baltimore St.
Carlisle St. Extended
Herbert G. Hamme 4 W. Confederate Ave.
Associate Professor of Romance Languages
A.B., Dickinson College; A.M., Gettysburg College.
Glenn S. Weiland
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Lester O. Johnson
Associate Professor of Education
A.B., St. Olaf College; A.M., University of Minnesota.
William D. Hartshorne, Jr.
Associate Professor of Romance Languages
A.B., A.M., Haverford College; Diplome de Professeur de franqais aVetranger, Universite
de Toulouse.
R. D. #4
309 N. Stratton St.
R. D. #3
Earl E. Ziegler
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Gettysburg College.
Harold A. Dunkelberger
Associate Professor of Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D
University.
Dorothy G. Lee v
Assistant Professor of Education
A.B., Geneva College; A.M., Syracuse University
48 South St.
512 Carlisle St.
Lutheran Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Columbia
Hanson Hall
THE FACULTY 15
Ridge Ave.
33 Queen St.
50 W. Broadway
Grandview Terrace
Clyde H. Cole
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Pennsylvania State College.
Angel Franco
Assistant Professor of Spanish
A.B., A.M., University of Puerto Rico.
Kurt Keppler
Assistant Professor of German
Dr. lur.. University of Heidelberg.
J. Blaine Saltzer
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Bloomsburg State Teachers College; A.M., George Washington University.
Joseph K. Wolfinger 209 N. Washington St.
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., St. John^s College.
Clarence Bartholomew
Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education
B.S., M.S., D.Ed., University of Pennsylvania.
Harry Frederick Bolich
Assistant Professor of English
A.B., A.M., Bucknell University.
John C. Hayward
Assistant Professor of Psychology
A.B., Bowdoin College; A.M., Boston University.
Heinz Langerhans
Assistant Professor of German
Ph.D., University of Frankfurt.
Robert C. Riley
Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Shippensburg State Teachers College; M.S., Columbia University.
241 W. Lincoln Ave.
1 1 N. Washington St.
CarUsle St. Extended
R. D. #1, Orrtanna, Pa.
223 Carlisle St.
Capt. Douglas A. Crone, USAF 131 Carlisle St.
Assistant Professor of Air Science
A.B., Ursinus College.
John M. Yovicsin
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
A.B., Gettysburg College; M.S., University of Pennsylvania.
Conway S. Williams
Assistant Professor of Economics
A.B., Columbia University; M.S., Columbia School of Business.
Grace C. Kenney v 243 N. Washington St.
Assistant Professor of Physical Education
A.B., Nevu York University; A.M., Columbia University.
24 Baltimore St.
207 Baltimore St.
16 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
William A. Stuart
Assistant Professor of Sociology
B.S., A.M., Harvard University.
Otto W. Hermann
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Murray State College; M.S., University of Kentucky.
Chester Jarvis
Assistant Professor of Political Science
A.B., A.M., University of California.
Capt. Hollis L. Muller, Jr. USAF
Assistant Professor of Air Science
B.S., United States Military Academy.
Lt. William F. Richards
Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics
Richard Schubart
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
A.B., Dartmouth University; A.M., Columbia University.
Paul A. Harner
Instructor in Music
Peabody Conservatory of Music.
29 W. Middle St.
R. D. #1
634 Highland Ave.
York Springs, Pa.
32 Howard Ave.
135 West Broadway
413 Fulton St., Hanover
Edward K. Stipe
Instructor in Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D., Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
Instructor in English
A.B., University of Oregon.
Arthur L. Eves
Instructor in Mathematics
A.B., Franklin and Marshall College.
Edwin D. Freed
Instructor in Greek and Latin
A.B., Gettysburg College; B.D., Lutheran Theological Seminary.
S/Sgt. Albert Humphries, USAF
Instructor in Air Science
Fairfield Rd.
R. D.
227 Carlisle St.
625 Highland Ave.
Nathaniel L. Kaderly
Instructor in English
A.B., A.M., Mercer University.
M/Sgt. James A. Parks, Engineers (RA)
Instructor in Military Science
Biglerville, Pa.
243 N. Washington St.
R. D. #4
THE FACULTY 17
Allen C. Percival 167 E. Middle St.
Instructor in French and Spanish
A.B., A.M., Harvard University; Premiere Annee, Ecole de Preparation, Sorbonne.
M/Sgt. John F. Reus, Inf (RA)
Instructor in Military Science
Jack W. Shainline
Instructor in Physical Education
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Lewis E. Weeks, Jr.
Instructor in English
A.B., Colby College; A.M., Broivn University.
Robert L. Bloom
Instructor in History
B.S., Shippensburg State Teachers College; A.M., Duke University.
303 Baltimore St.
Carlisle St. Ext.
30H W. Water St.
21 1 N. Washington St.
T/Sgt. Henry C. Carter, USAF
Instructor in Air Science
M/Sgt. John L. Coleman
Instructor in Air Science
Basil L. Crapster
Instructor in History
A.B., Princeton University; A.M., Harvard University.
Charles H. Glatfelter
Instructor in Political Science and Economics
A.B., Gettysburg College.
George E. Grube
Instructor in Biology
B.S., Muhlenberg College; M.S., Cornell University.
T/Sgt. Edward J. Hallas, Jr., USAF
Instructor in Air Science
Elizabeth B. Kilmer
Instructor in Spanish
A.B., Mary Washington College; A.M., Middlebury College.
Gerard A. Dvorsky
Instructor in Biology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
William E. Eisenhart
Instructor in Biology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
207 Chambersburg St.
R. D. #3
311 Carlisle St.
74 Springs Ave.
461 Baltimore St.
112 Chambersburg St.
227 Carlisle St.
54 E. Stevens St.
31 West Water St.
18 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
Donald Gallion
Instructor in Bible
A.B., Gettysburg College.
William F. Green
Instructor in Physics
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Bertram Hanna
Instructor in Biology
B.S., M.S., Western Reserve University.
Marion Harbaugh ^
Instructor in Spanish
A.B., University of Toledo; A.M., Middlebury
M/Sgt. Joseph S. Lakich
Instructor in Military Science
Ruth Luebbe
Instructor in Music
A.B., College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Tech; A,
Charles Raith
Instructor in Political Science
A.B., A.M., University of Pennsylvania.
Martha Sachs
Instructor in English
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Theodore C. Schlack
Instructor in English
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Richard Woolson
Instructor in Psychology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
Franklin J. Holmes
Instructor in Voice
Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Sgt. Millard R. Peusgh
Instructor in Military Science
Rose Zita Gaines
Assistant in Biology
A.B., Gettysburg College.
41 Hanover St.
R. D. #2
109 Springs Ave.
227 Carlisle St.
College.
561 Hillcrest Place
Hanson Hall
M., Syracuse University.
Lincolnway East
325 Hanover St.
Lutheran Theological Seminary
22 Fourth St.
Washington, D. C.
109 Springs Avenue
125 West Broadway
Administrative Offices and Assistants
Office oj the President
Robert B. Rau Campus
Assistant to the President
A.B., Gettysburg College; Graduate, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg.
Office of the Dean
Mildred H. Hartzell Kathryn E. Bucher, Janet McSherry
Secretary to the Dean Stenographers
B.S., Gettysburg College.
Office of the Registrar
Ruth S. Groft Mary Leedy, Elizabeth Callahan
Secretary to the Registrar Stenographers
Office of the Dean of Women
Thelma Bender
Secretary to the Dean of Women
Alumni Office
Rosea B. Armor
Secretary to the Alumni Secretary
Library
Louise F. Chandler John Sheldon
Assistant Librarian Assistant Librarian
A.B., Wheaton College. B.S., Wilmington College.
B.S., Simmons College. B.S. L.S., Western Reserve University.
Health Service
Chester G. Crist 110 Chambersburg St.
Medical Director Emeritus
M.D., Medico Chi College.
Joseph J. Baker 111 Baltimore St.
Medical Director
A.B., Gettysburg College; M.D., Temple University.
Patricia Wasson, R.N. Doris Arnfield, R.N. Peggy Hill, R.N.
Nurse Nurse Nurse
Consulting Engineer
George R. Miller, Ph.D. R. D. #2
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Superintendent of Building and Grounds
George R. Larkin, A.M. 315 N. Stratton St.
Office of the College Chaplain
Edward K. Stipe, B.D. Fairfield Rd.
Chaplain
Frances Grieman
Secretary to the Chaplain
Gymnasium
Elyse M. Dickert
Secretary to the Athletic Director
Business Offices
Mabel A. Phelps Robert L. Shryock
Business Manager of Huber Hall Manager of the College Book Store
Head Residents
Ruth Luebbe, A.M. Loretta U. Deatrick
Hanson Hall Stevens Hall
Winifred E. Campbell
Huber Hall
Housemothers
Alma V. Parnell Ruth E. Koser
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Julia R. Augustine
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Office of Military Science and Tactics
W.O.J.G. Jacob Verniel, GAG (RA)
Administrative Assistant
Committees
Faculty Committees
Absences
TiLBERG, AhRENS, BARTHOLOMEW, RiLEY
Admissions and Advanced Standing
Wolfe, Duck, Lee, Tilberg
Bulletins
Wolfe, Arms, Cessna, Duck, Glenn, Mason, Warthen,
Wolfinger
Chest Fund
Fortenbaugh
Class Schedules
Tilberg, Cole, Johnson, Peddy, Sloat, Wolfe, Ziegler
Commencement Programs
Smoke, Bilheimer, Bolich, Bream, Johnson, Kramer, Wagnild,
Warthen, Ziegler
Curriculum
Fortenbaugh, Bilheimer, Bowen, Glenn, Richardson, Smoke,
Stokes, Sundermeyer, Tilberg, Warthen
Discipline
Waltemyer, Bream, Lee, Tilberg, Ziegler
Finance of Student Organizations
ZiNN, Fortenbaugh, Larkin, Lee, Saltzer
Freshman Advisers
Johnson, Ahrens, Bartholomew, Bloom, Bolich, Hamme,
Hayward, Kilmer, Lee, Percival, Riley, Saltzer, Stipe,
Weiland, Wolfinger, Ziegler
Freshman Dormitory
Hayward, Bream, Duck, Johnson, Stipe, Tilberg, Wolfe
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Guidance
Smoke, Duck, Hayward, Lee, Tilberg, Wolfe
Health
Bow^n, Baker, Bilheimer, Lee, Tilberg
Insurance—Hospitalization
Ziegler, Johnson, Rau ___
Library
Glenn, Hartshorne, Knickerbocker, Sundermeyer
Literary Advisers for College Publications
Warthen, Mason, Taylor
Music
Wagnild, Bolich, Shaffer, Stipe
Pre-Medical
Tilberg, Bowen, Miller, Zinn
Scholastic Standing
Tilberg, Bachman, Lee, Shaffer, Weiland
Social Functions
Tilberg, Franco, Kramer, Lee, Peddy
Student Organizations
Lee, Glenn, Hartshorne, Langerhans, Messer
Student Teachers
Kramer, Bilheimer, Fortenbaugh, Miller, Warthen, Zinn
Subjreshman Activities
Bilheimer, Bream, Cessna, Johnson, Lee, Tilberg, Wagnild,
Waltemyer, Wolfe
Student -Faculty Committees
Activities
Partikian, Christ, Rowland; Mason, Stuart
Class Activities
Rogers, Bailey, Emlet; Richardson
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Campus Improvement
Seitzinger, Bailey, Schwarz; Kramer, Larkin
Campus Recreation
R. Yost, Leibfried, Fuhro, Sterrett; Hamme
cjCurriculum
SoDEN, Bailey, Fuhro
Customs and Traditions
Sterrett, Oberkehr, Partikian, Rogers, Lippincott; Stipe,
ZlEGLER
Discipline
SoDEN, Yost, Rogers, Leibfried, Fuhro; Bream, Lee, Tilberg,
Waltemyer, Ziegler
Social Committee
R. Yost, Leibfried, Fuhro, Sterrett; Hamme, Lee, Stipe,
Peddy, Tilberg, Wagnild
Student Chest Fund
SoDEN, Snook, Seitzinger, Fuhro; Fortenbaugh
Student Government
Snook, Welsh, Detwiler, Hamme, Schwarz; Crapster,
Saltzer, Zinn
Athletic Council
Alumni Representatives
Glenn L. Bream, President, Mrs. Carl O. Gleitsmann, William
H. B. Stevens
Faculty Representatives
Clayton E. Bilheimer, Wilbur E. Tilberg, Earl E. Ziegler,
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Secretary
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I Student Representatives
I
Ronald E. Fitzkee, Vice President, John R. Jones, Jr., Mary
Alice Hartranft
Board of Trustees Representatives
Clarence L. S. Raby, John S. Rice, Charles M. A. Stine,
Ex-officio, Henry W. A. Hanson, Ex-qfficio
History of the College
Gettysburg College, like most of the older liberal arts colleges of
the United States, was founded under church auspices. It is the oldest
Lutheran college in America, its charter having been granted April 7,
1832. One of the primary objects of its founders was to prepare young
men for admission to the theological seminary already established in
Gettysburg. That purpose has never been forgotten; a number of the
graduates of each year's class enter the ministry of the church. A majority
of its faculty and students are Lutherans, but many are of other religious
faiths.
The name of the College was originally "Pennsylvania College of
Gettysburg." The name was changed in 1921 to "Gettysburg College."
In its earliest days, the College was housed in a single building, now
used as a private residence, at the corner of Washington and High Streets.
It received from the State a grant of $18,000, but had no endowment.
The first buUding erected on the present campus was Pennsylvania Hall,
the "Old Dorm." The physical equipment of the College now includes
twenty buildings, valued at more than $2,000,000; the student enrollment
has increased from sixty-three to twelve hundred; the original staff of five
professors has grown to a faculty of about ninety; enrollment in the
Women's Division is now two hundred. During the past twenty years, the
resources of the College have been increased by more than a million
dollars in endowment and buildings. Among the buildings constructed
within this period are the Library, the Breidenbaugh Science Hall, and
the Eddie Plank Memorial Gymnasium. The area of the campus has been
increased to one hundred acres.
The educational services and academic reputation of Gettysburg
College have kept pace with its material progress. It is fully accredited by
all the important agencies; since 1923 it has had a chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa. The College has contributed to American society leaders in many
occupations. A recent study of the list of its graduates showed the follow-ing
occupational distribution: 1,599 clergymen and 51 missionaries
of the Christian religion; 1,030 school teachers, 438 college teachers, and
58 college presidents; 408 lawyers and 17 judges; 564 physicians and 68
dentists; 208 engineers and 199 scientists; 1,625 business men, and more
than 2,000 graduates in other unclassified occupations.
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During the recent war, more than 1,600 alumni served in the armed
forces, of whom upwards of seventy-five per cent were commissioned
officers. The principal reason for its military distinction is that Gettysburg
College has the oldest Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit in a private
college. Since its establishment in 1916, the R.O.T.C. at Gettysburg, in
addition to providing basic military training for some 2,000 men, has
granted commissions to more than 400 graduates who have completed the
advanced course. For two years of the war period, the College served as a
preliminary training school for the Army Air Forces; nearly 2,000 young
men completed the program and went on to higher training schools or
directly into the service. To the R.O.T.C. course, which has been re-established
upon a new basis, there has been added an air unit.
Gettysburg College is grateful for the opportunities that it has had to
contribute to the leadership of the country in the past, and is ready to
take up with confidence the responsibilities of the days to come.
Educational Objectives of
Gettysburg College
One of the most important problems confronting the prospective
student is the choice of a college where he will spend four of the most
important years of his life.
Undergraduate education should, at all times, be considered as a
course of preparation which will promote clean living and high thinking.
A worthwhile college education should prepare one to meet the problems
of life with courage, insight, and patience. At least four things are to be
sought: First, the student should be introduced to a larger world. His
college training should assist him in the realization of a framework for
his own life which will challenge his best. Second, in the course of four years
of self-exploration, a student should be able to find the area of service in
which to spend his life. Third, a student should be introduced to the great
characters and the great books that have contributed to our civilization
ideas and ideals of real worth. In this comradeship he should himself be
inspired to dedicate his life to creative achievement. Fourth, a student's
preparation for life is adequate only if it includes spiritual elements.
Gettysburg College seeks to reach these objectives in its approach to
the training of youth. It believes that Christian ideals must underlie all
phases of the development of youth. Recognition of these objectives means
that development oj character becomes the basic aim of our entire campus program.
There are certain things which Gettysburg College regards as essential
to a sound education:
the habit of accurate observation;
the building of standards of judgment and self-measurement;
a comprehensive grasp of modern problems as related both to
cultural and personal obligations;
a basic understanding of the major principles that underlie success
in the vocation of one's choice;
power to participate understandingly and creatively in the life of
one's community and country;
sensitiveness in the appreciation of human values.
These things are fundamental in any life that seeks to find happiness
and wide service in the world.
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The achievement of a certain type of character has always been the
distinct contribution of the small independent or church-related college.
The purposes of Gettysburg College have always been reflected in its
faculty and in its campus life. The limited enrollment and carefully
selected faculty have been, for more than a hundred years, highly con-tributing
factors.
A college campus needs much more than courses, classrooms, books,
and adequate time, if it is to achieve its goal. It must foster the student's
ability to work—both alone and with his fellow students. It must offer
opportunity for students to put into actual practice some of the things
which they have learned in the classroom. The extra-curricular activity
program of Gettysburg College offers wide opportunities for the gaining
of this practical experience. Fraternity and sorority life, varsity and intra-mural
sports, work with various publications and dramatics, the organiz-ing
of social events, lectures and religious programs, requirements for
regular physical exercise—all of these serve to supplement the classroom
work by bringing student and student, student and teacher, together on
an informal basis.
The college campus is not an isolated, self-sufficient community.
Students come from their homes for a definite purpose. Students will
return to their homes and communities. Gettysburg College, therefore, in
all its actions and planning is conscious of its responsibility to these larger
communities of town, state, nation, and world.
A college, after all, is not to be judged by the size of its buildings, the
excellence of its faculty, the attractiveness of its campus. The products
of the college can not be evaluated on Commencement Day when happy
hands receive a diploma bearing the insignia of the institution. The final
test of the value of an education is what becomes of its students when they
have been called upon to meet the long, hard grind of the dusty highway
—when they have confronted the problems of life, the disappointments,
the headaches and heartaches. Are they able to carry on courageously and
creatively?
Any education which does not prepare one to meet all of the issues of
life and emerge from them with a stout heart and cheerful Christian out-look
upon life is an education that falls short.
To a higher type of education, Gettysburg College faithfully dedicates
its entire resources.
The New Building Program
Despite the growth mentioned in the "History" on the preceding
pages, the College is now confronted with the need for further enlargement
of its facilities to meet the needs of a greatly increased enrollment. It is
impossible to admit all those who wish to enter college. Yet Gettysburg
College is deeply conscious of the obligation to provide education for as
many qualified applicants as possible, and continues to adapt her facilities
to the discharge of this obligation.
A recent campaign for funds to continue the building program has met
with a very generous response. Subscriptions far exceed the amount set
as a goal. A new girls' dormitory, dedicated in honor of President and
Mrs. Henry W. A. Hanson, was opened for occupancy in the fall of 1950.
The Board of Trustees further authorized the erection of the long-awaited
new chapel; the enlargement and renovation of Brua Chapel for the use
of the Music Department and the campus dramatic organizations is now
in progress; and plans for an administration and classroom building, and
a field house are under consideration.
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Faculty Resi
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Schlack '50
Buildings and Facilities
THE LIBRARY contains about sixty thousand volumes, including
essential reference works, and a serviceable collection of pamphlets,
periodicals, and pictures. A number of valuable gifts of books have been
received over the years, funds are available to meet the special needs of
each department, and the general collection is being constantly increased.
The present building, Georgian in style, was opened to the students
in the fall of 1929. It has a book capacity of one hundred thousand
volumes and a seating capacity of three hundred readers. It contains
reference and general reading rooms, seminar rooms, ample stack space,
and accommodations for the library staff.
The Faculty has issued certain regulations governing the use of the
library with which all readers are requested to comply.
GLATFELTER HALL, erected in 1888-'89 and named in honor of
the late P. H. Glatfelter of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, a former trustee,
was extensively remodeled in 1929 by means of a generous gift from a
friend of the College. Steel replaced much of the wood in the original
structure, floors of cork tile over reinforced concrete were installed, and
the corridors were refinished with wrought iron, terrazzo, and marble.
The classrooms were equipped with new blackboards, bulletin boards,
and movable chairs; rest rooms were provided; and new lighting and
heating fixtures were installed. The building is fire-resistive throughout;
and its interior presents a very modern appearance.
The first floor of Glatfelter Hall is occupied by the College Administra-tion,
the Office of Guidance, the Departments of Mathematics, Latin,
German, and Psychology. The Departments of Bible, History, Philosophy,
Greek, English, and Romance Languages have their offices and classrooms
on the second floor. On the third are the Departments of Political Science
and Economics, Education, and Biology. Classrooms of the Department of
MiUtary Science and Tactics are in the basement.
The Biological Laboratories, in Glatfelter Hall, are equipped with
carefully selected materials and apparatus necessary for both the ele-mentary
and the advanced courses in the biological sciences. Three
laboratories, a lecture room, a reading room, stock and preparation rooms,
and the departmental office are located on the third floor. In the base-ment
are two laboratories and a room adapted for storage and for the
keeping of living plants and animals.
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The reading room of the Biology Department is provided with current
biological journals and essential reference works, to which additions are
continually being made. This room is also used for the meetings of the
Seminar and other small groups. The lecture room is provided with
apparatus for the projection of opaque plates, films, and slides and for
microprojection. Dark-room facilities are available in the Department.
BREIDENBAUGH SCIENCE HALL, a large brick buUding of
colonial design on North Washington Street, is occupied by the depart-ments
of Chemistry and Physics. It contains a well-lighted basement,
two upper floors, and a large attic. The part of the building devoted
to Chemistry consists of a large lecture room, three smaller classrooms,
six laboratories, two offices, a reading room, a balance room, a prepara-tion
room, and storage space on all three floors. The part of the building
devoted to Physics contains a large lecture room, four large laboratories,
a photographic dark room, a photometer room, a store room, three
apparatus rooms, a shop, and an office. The building and its equip-ment
are well adapted to the teaching of fundamental Chemistry and
Physics.
The Chemical Laboratories occupy the north and central portions
of Breidenbaugh Science Hall. General, qualitative, quantitative, organic,
and physical chemistry have large separate laboratories and stock rooms
amply equipped with essential apparatus, supplies, and conveniences.!
There is special apparatus for organic and food analysis, chemical analysis
of water, chemical microscopy, and glass blowing, and a dark room for
polarimetry, spectroscopy, and photography.
The departmental library, also in Breidenbaugh Hall, contains
over five hundred volumes covering nearly all the different branches
of chemistry, and new books are constantly being added. The department]
subscribes to some twenty-five scientific periodicals including the Journall
of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Abstracts, the Decennial Indices, and^
a number of French and German publications.
The Physical Laboratories, in the south part of Breidenbaugh Science
Hall, are equipped with selected modern apparatus for elementary and
advanced laboratory work and lecture demonstrations. Equipment is
available for work in advanced mechanics and the determination of
elastic moduli; mechanics of rotation and moments of inertia; equilibrium
offerees; experimental work in magnetism and electricity; and the study
of the laws of heat, gas, and light. The general apparatus also includes
an oil-immersed rotary-type high-vacuum pump, a mercury diffusion
pump, high-grade precision balances, and a cathetometer. Direct current
is supplied at various points by means of a central switchboard and a
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Storage battery; portable sub-stations are available for alternating current.
Notable among recent acquisitions are a "Paschen Mounting" spectro-graph,
for use in atomic studies, and a 7.5 K.W. (15,000 volts at 0.5
amperes) D. C. Power Supply for electronics.
The Physical Laboratory also contains a shop equipped with precision
tools for the construction of special apparatus.
The departmental library is well provided with books on elementary
and advanced laboratory experiments and technique, as well as books in
the field of general Physics. Carefully selected publications are added
each year,
BRUA CHAPEL, erected in 1889-90, is a memorial to the parents
of the late Col. John P. Brua, U.S.A. The building is used for daily
assembly, lectures, concerts, and other occasions requiring a large
auditorium.
The Board of Trustees recently authorized the enlargement and
renovation of Brua Chapel for the use of the Music Department and the
dramatic organizations. The Woman's League of Gettysburg College has
announced a very generous gift in support of this new step in the building
program.
THE EDDIE PLANK MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM, a large
Georgian structure, fulfills the functions of a gymnasium, social hall,
armory, and auditorium. The lower floor is occupied by the rifle range
and other facilities of the R.O.T.C., locker and dressing rooms, showers,
and the living quarters of the custodian. On the main floor are the gym-nasium
proper, a theatrical stage, and the offices of the Department of
Physical Education. The Department of Military Science and Tactics
occupies offices on the upper floor.
ROBERT WEIDENSALL HALL, a colonial brick structure on
North Washington Street, is the home of the Student Christian Associa-tion.
The original building was erected in 1923 by the Woman's League
of Gettysburg College and named in honor of Robert Weidensall, LL.D.,
Class of 1860, a pioneer in the work of the Y.M.C.A. In the reconstruction
which followed the fire of 1946 it was greatly enlarged, and it now con-tains
a large central hall, an auditorium, a tiled swimming pool, practice
rooms for students of music, a lounge for students who are members of no
fraternity, recreation and browsing rooms, and the oflfices of the S.C.A.,
the Chaplain, the Alumni Secretary, the Gettysburgian, and the Depart-ment
of Music.
PENNSYLVANIA HALL, "Old Dorm," erected in 1836-'38 and
used as a hospital during the famous battle, was remodeled and improved
in 1889, and again in 1925. It contains eighty-five rooms for students,
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many of them en suite, so that those who desire may have separate study
and sleeping rooms.
Mcknight hall, erected in 1897 and named in honor of Harvey
W. McKnight, fourth President of the College, is a three-story dormitory
accommodating about fifty students. In the summer of 1949 the interior
of this building was completely renovated.
HUBER HALL, a building of colonial design fronting on Carlisle
Street, provides administrative, dormitory, and recreational facilities for
women students, and cafeteria service for students of both sexes. The first
floor contains a recreation room and living quarters for a number of
students. The second, or main floor contains a large dining hall and
modern sanitary kitchen and the ofllice of the Dean of Women. On
the third floor are rooms for students.
STEVENS HALL, also on Carlisle Street, has recently been com-pletely
refurnished by the Woman's League for the use of women students.
There are accommodations for forty-nine girls, an apartment for the
housemother, and a living room.
AUGHINBAUGH HALL, a large residence on Springs Avenue,
accommodates twenty girls and a housemother. There is a kitchen in
which resident students may prepare breakfast.
HANSON HALL, a new dormitory which accommodates about one
hundred girls, was opened for occupancy in the fall of 1950, and dedicated
in honor of President and Mrs. Henry W. A. Hanson.
THE INFIRMARY, on West Lincoln Avenue, provides for the
isolation of contagious diseases, as well as the usual medical services. It is
served by three resident nurses, under the supervision of a medical director
and a Faculty committee.
The COLLEGE BOOK STORE, adjacent to the campus on Stevens
Street, dispenses textbooks, accessories, and light refreshment. It is owned
and administered by the College.
ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS are the President's home, three houses
erected by Greek-letter societies, the janitor's home, certain temporary
buildings (described below), and the heating plant. All these are located
on the central campus.
OSOGA LODGE, a rustic cabin at Laurel Lake, some twenty
miles north of Gettysburg, is available to student groups under proper
supervision.
In 1946, to accommodate the influx of students from the armed
forces, the College and the Federal Housing Authority erected seven
temporary dormitories just north of Memorial Field. Four of these build-ings,
connected with the central heating plant of the College, accommo-
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date two hundred unmarried men. In the three others, six four-room
apartments and four three-room apartments, separately heated, are
available to married students. These are all one-story buildings.
A temporary building, obtained from the Army in 1947 and formerly
operated as a recreation center by the Student Christian Association, now
serves as headquarters for the Department of Air Science and Tactics.
Two similar buildings, attached to Glatfelter Hall, provide four
auxiliary classrooms.
Athletic Fields
MEMORIAL FIELD, lying west of the Eddie Plank Memorial
Gymnasium, is a combination football and track field.
NIXON FIELD, a seven-acre area lying east of the Gymnasium,
contains the baseball diamond.
Other playing surfaces, some on the central campus and others on
College land north of Broadway, are available for tennis, soccer, hockey,
archery, golf and football practice, and softball.
College Expenses
Tuition and General Fees
A Registration Fee of ten dollars is required of all students on entering
the College for the first time and is payable to the Registrar.
The annual charge for tuition is $450 and may be paid in two install-ments,
$225 being due at the beginning of each semester. This charge is
made for instruction; lectures; upkeep and use of grounds and buildings
(does not include dormitory room rent); use of library, reading rooms,
gymnasium and swimming pool; health and sanitation service. Any
student pursuing studies which total less than ten semester hours must pay
fifteen dollars tuition per semester hour.
Each student is required to pay the following yearly fees:
Athletic fee $25 . 00
Student Chest fee (see page 63) 15 .00
Health fee (see page 55) 10 . 00
Laboratory Fees
breakage
1st 2nd deposit
sem. sem. per sem.
Biology 1, 8, 11,13 $10.00 $10.00
Biology 2, 4, 6 10 .00
Biology3, 5, 7 10.00
Chemistry 1 10.00 10.00 $3.00
Chemistry 2a and 2b, 4 10.00 10.00 5.00
Chemistry 5 10.00 10.00
Education 11 10 . 00 10 . 00
Physics, 1, 102, 3, 10 7 . 50 7 . 50
Shorthand or typewriting 1 5 . 00 1 5 . 00
Voice or piano lessons 24 . 00 24 . 00
Organ lessons 40 . 00 40 . 00
Organ rental 10 . 00 10 . 00
In addition to these fees a charge is made for apparatus broken or not
returned in good condition.
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Yearly Room Rents
Aughinbaugh Hall $120 . 00
Federal Housing Units—Rooms 90 . 00
Federal Housing Units—Apartments for families 250 . 00-260 . 00
Hanson Hall 150.00
Huber Hall 120 . 00
McKnight Hall 120.00
Pennsylvania Hall (Old Dorm) 120 . 00
Stevens Hall 120.00
Rooms in private homes 120 . 00-225 . 00
Board
College Cafeteria 370 . 00
Estimated Cost of a Tear in College
The expenses of a student depend largely on his tastes and habits, his
place of residence, and the course he follows.
Hence the following tabulation does not include laboratory fees,
laundry, Post Office box fee ($2) for all men dormitory students, gradu-ation
and diploma fee ($5), and personal expenses, such as clothing, spend-ing
allowances, fraternity dues, and transportation.
YEARLY EXPENSES
MINIMUM LIBERAL
Tuition $450 . 00 $ 450 . 00
Athletic Fee 25.00 25.00
Student Chest 15.00 15.00
Health Fee 10.00 10.00
Board 335.00 370.00
Room 90.00 200.00
Books and Stationery (estimated) .... 25.00 50.00
Estimated total cost for college year . . $950 .00 $1 1 20 . 00
Payment of Bills
The bills of the College Treasurer are made out for each semester and
include half of each item for the College year. The bill for tuition, student
chest, health fee, athletic fee, laboratory fees and board (for those who
take meals at the College Cafeteria) is payable in advance at the beginning
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of each semester. Veterans under Public Laws 16 and 346 may assess
such charges for tuition, books, and fees to the Veterans Administration as
may be legally charged to that agency.
No student will be graduated until all financial obligations to the
College and for class publications and other student interests have been
discharged. Certification of College record or statement of honorable
dismissal will not be made until all financial obligations have been met.
No student will be permitted to take the semester examinations unless
all bills have been paid.
Admission of Students
The needs of the larger community in which the College exists are
such that it is desirable to make available to as many as possible the
benefits of a liberal arts education. Gettysburg College has been sensitive
to these needs and has increased its enrollment as much as it has con-sidered
wise in order to meet the demand. At the same time, however, the
College has kept in mind its belief that such an education can best be
achieved in a small college atmosphere. In the firm conviction that it will
be of most service if it maintains its character as a small church-related
school, the College has stated requirements for admission. It is hoped that
they will enable the College to select as students those young people who
will contribute to and benefit from the College community in the highest
degree. While the academic requirements are perhaps most important,
the College hopes to attract students who have varied interests and
abilities.
Application for Admission
A student desiring to enter Gettysburg College from high school should
secure an "Application for Admission" form from the Office of the Dean of
Admissions. After the student has supplied the information called for on
pages three and four of that form, he should ask the proper authorities of
his high school or preparatory school to complete pages one and two and
forward it to the Admissions Office. There is no application fee. Regula-tions
governing admission of applicants who have attended another college
are stated in full in the section, "Admission with Advanced Standing."
Applications are receivable any time after the student has completed
the Junior year in high school. The Dean of Admissions may make tenta-tive
reservations for applicants with exceptionally good qualifications,
but the Committee on Admissions takes no official action until the mid-year
Senior grades have been presented. It is the responsibility of the
applicant to furnish an official record of all work completed after the
"Application for Admission" has been presented.
Requirementsfor Admission
Every student is asked to meet the following minimum requirements.
From among those who meet these requirements, those best qualified for
work at Gettysburg College are selected for matriculation.
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1. Evidence of good character and acceptable social habits.
2. Graduation from and recommendation by an approved secondary
school with completion of 1 6 regular units or 1 5 Carnegie Units of
work distributed as follows:
YEARS
Required:
English 4^
Elementary Algebra 1
Plane Geometry or Intermediate Algebra 1
Recommended: ^
Natural Science 2
History 2
Foreign Language 2
Optional (in addition to above):
Mathematics maximum of 2
Natural Science
" " 2
History or Social Science " " 2
Foreign Language " " 4
General electives (in subjects not listed above) 3^
3. Clear evidence of ability and preparation to pursue college work
successfully. (See the following section, "Methods of Admission.")
4. Application for admission made in approved form to the Dean
of Admissions. (See the preceding section, "Application for Ad-mission.")
Methods ofAdmission
Students may be admitted either by certification from an approved
secondary school, or by College Entrance Examination Board, or by a
combination of both. Applicants who rank in the upper two-fifths of their
classes may be admitted without examination. The Committee on Admissions
' With the exception of these numbers, all references to a year's work also indicate
a Carnegie Unit. The four years of English are equivalent to three Carnegie Units.
^ In addition to the general recommendations for all prospective students, the
following special ones should be noted:
Those students who plan to major in either physics or chemistry should, if possible,
take the optional courses in mathematics and natural science.
Students who plan to major in a foreign language should have at least two years
of preparation in each of two foreign languages.
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notifies applicants whether or not they are ehgible for admission without
examination after the receipt of their "AppUcation for Admission." The
College recommends that any applicant who ranks lower than the upper
two-fifths of his class plan to take the tests of the College Entrance Exami-nation
Board as early as possible during the Senior year of high school.
The College will cooperate with high schools in recognizing Educa-tional
Development Tests and United States Armed Forces Institute
Examinations for applicants whose education has been interrupted by
service in the armed forces. General Educational Development Tests and
Veterans Administration guidance tests are acceptable substitutes or
complements for those of the College Entrance Examination Board under
certain circumstances as determined by the Committee on Admissions.
Admission with Advanced Standing
A student who has attended another college is eligible to transfer to
Gettysburg College if he is entitled to an honorable dismissal without social
or academic probation. A transfer student must present an official tran-script
from any or all colleges or universities attended, as well as the
official "Application for Admission" form showing the high school record.
Former students may transfer credits from other institutions under the
same conditions granted to new students.
Transfer credits are granted for work done with a grade of C or better
in approved colleges and universities if the courses taken fit the curriculum
to be followed at Gettysburg. All academic credit for courses transferred
is granted tentatively until the student has satisfactorily completed one
year of work at Gettysburg College. All transfer students must meet the
course requirements demanded of all members of the class into which they
transfer.
A student admitted as a Sophomore after one year of residence at
another college must complete at least ninety academic hours to meet the
requirements for graduation. In addition, he must meet the Sophomore
requirement in physical education or military science and all general
requirements imposed upon all other members of the Sophomore class. A
student admitted as a Junior after two years of residence at another college
must complete at least sixty academic hours at Gettysburg College to meet
the requirements for graduation and meet all general requirements
imposed upon all other members of the Junior class. A student, regardless
of credit grants or years of residence at another college, must complete at
least thirty semester hours at Gettysburg and one full year of residence to
receive a degree from Gettysburg College.
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All transfer students entering as Freshmen or first semester Sopho-mores
shall be required to take General Education 1 and 2. All transfer
students entering as second semester Sophomores, or first semester Juniors,
shall be required to take General Education 2. Requests for exemption
from General Education 1 and 2 shall be referred to the Curriculum
Committee.
No credit is granted for extension courses, correspondence courses, or
courses in non-accredited institutions.
Admission at the Beginning ofthe Second Semester
A limited number of Freshmen and transfer students are admitted at
the beginning of the second semester. Methods and requirements for
admission are the same as for those entering at the beginning of the regular
school year in September,
Admission to the Summer Session
Students who are candidates for degrees at Gettysburg College are
admitted to the term beginning in June under the same methods and
requirements as those which apply to students entering in September.
Students who are candidates for degrees from other colleges may enter
the Summer Session upon the certification of the Deans of those institu-tions
that the applicants are bona fide students in the institutions and that
the courses taken at Gettysburg College will be transferred if they are
passed with certifying grades.
Others applying for admission to the Summer Term only may be
accepted upon presentation of official evidence of preparation to meet the
regular admissions requirement. A special admissions form is available
from the Admissions Office.
Admission Fees
Upon acceptance each new student must pay ten dollars to the
Registrar as a Registration Fee and ten dollars to the Dean as a Reserva-tion
Fee.
The Registration Fee is not refundable under any circumstances. No
fee is assessed for subsequent registrations. The payment of this fee entitles
each student to one official transcript of his College record without charge.
The Reservation Fee is retained in the Dean's Office for subsequent
semesters and as damage deposit against possible breakage or loss of
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College property. It is refundable when the student graduates if no charges
are assessed against him. A student forfeits his Reservation Fee if he with-draws
from College during the semester.
New students who decide not to matriculate may claim the Reserva-tion
Fee by notifying the Dean sixty days before the beginning of the
semester for which they have been accepted.
Institutional Rating
Gettysburg College is on the accreditation lists of the Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle States and Maryland, the
Board of Regents of the State of New York, the Department of Public
Instruction of Pennsylvania, and others. It is a member of the National
Committee on Accreditation.
Approval by the American Medical Association, membership in Phi
Beta Kappa and in the American Chemical Society, listing in the Good
Housekeeping series on small colleges, and approval by other similar
organizations are additional indications of good standing.
This rating means that credits granted by Gettysburg College are
accepted at face value by other colleges, universities, and graduate and
professional schools.
Registration
The Registration System
Gettysburg College combines Registration and Course Advisement.
Students register for both semesters of the regular academic year and for
both terms of the Summer Session. There is no formal registration between
semesters or terms, but provision is made for course adjustment and for the
registration of new students.
Registration of Old Students
The Tuesday before the second-semester examinations is set aside for
the Spring Registration. Students report in alphabetical order as assigned
by the Registrar—-Juniors in the morning, Sophomores in the afternoon,
and Freshmen in the evening—for preliminary registration for the next
year's courses and for final registration for the Summer Session, Each
Faculty adviser sets up a series of conference hours prior to the Spring
Registration for the convenience of his advisees.
During the summer the Registrar's Office prepares the Official
Registration Forms. For those students making no course adjustments, the
final registration on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the formal opening
of the College is only a matter of receiving the Treasurer's assessment and
filling in an Information Card.
Registration of New Students
Freshmen entering in September make out a tentative schedule of
courses through individual conference or correspondence with the
Registrar during the month of August. The office then prepares the official
forms and schedules, which are turned over to the students' advisers
for further study. The students meet their advisers on Monday of Orienta-tion
Week to complete their registration. Any change in course may be
negotiated with the adviser on Thursday afternoon.
Students with advanced standing entering in September usually work
out their schedules on Monday of Orientation Week. The Registrar
evaluates advance credits and sends copies showing credits granted and
remaining requirements for graduation both to the students and to their
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advisers. Any necessary conferences can be arranged during the month of
August.
New students entering in February and in June may work out schedules
in advance (Freshmen with the Registrar; upper classmen with their
departmental advisers) on or before the day of registration.
Registration for the Summer Session
Old students register for the Summer Session at the time of the Spring
Registration.
New students register the first day of the session at the time and place
designated in the Summer Session Bulletin or Directive. Students attend-ing
both terms register for both at the beginning of the session.
Registration Rules
1. Each student must register officially, at the specified time and
place, for all the courses he expects to enter. Late registration is
penalized by a fine of $5.00 unless excused by the Scholastic Standing
Committee.
2. No student may receive credit for a course unless he is properly
registered for that course.
3. A student who fails to complete a course for which he has registered
and from which he has not officially withdrawn automatically
receives an F on his permanent record.
4. A fee of $1.00 is charged for any change in course made within one
week after the last day of regular registration period.
5. After the first week of the semester, a student may drop a course or
add a new course only with permission from the Scholastic Standing
Committee and with the payment of $1 .00 for each course changed.
6. A student who earns an F in the first semester of a year's course may
not continue that course during the second semester without the
written consent of the teacher in that course.
7. The College reserves the right to withdraw or discontinue any
course for which an insufficient number of students have registered.
In such an event, no fee will be charged for transfer to another
course.
The Accelerated Program
Gettysburg College continues to offer an optional accelerated program
for those who need to complete a college education in less than the regular
four-year period. Students may accelerate in two ways: by taking extra
subjects during the regular academic year, and by attending the Summer
Sessions.
Those students with exceptional preparation and effective study habits
may carry extra work during each semester under the limitations explained
in this Bulletin under the heading "Maximum Hour Schedule." While it is
possible for students with excellent mental and physical stamina to com-plete
eight semesters of work in seven, the College advises students to
emphasize full participation in College life rather than to find short
cuts in time.
The Summer Session of twelve weeks permits students to do approxi-mately
an extra semester's work each year. The normal student load is a
full year's work in each of two subjects for twelve or fourteen semester
hours of academic credit. The students who attend two Summer Sessions
may complete their requirements for a degree in three years.
Those students who wish to complete their work in three years and
at the same time complete their R.O.T.C. training for a commission as
second lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps should begin College in
June rather than in September because of the training camp requirement,
which normally comes during the summer between the Junior and Senior
years. To date, neither the Army nor the Air Force has made any recom-mendation
for acceleration in the R.O.T.C. Program, but both cooperate
fully in the optional program offered at Gettysburg.
The accelerated program at Gettysburg College is flexible. The
students who begin acceleration may discontinue it at will. The College
recommends that students consider final Selective Service legislation
pending at the time this Bulletin went to press before making the final
decision on the entrance date. There is, however, a distinct possibility
that acceleration may permit some students to finish a College education
who otherwise would have their education interrupted.
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Curriculum
Gettysburg College believes that all students, regardless of their final
major subject, should have a broad liberal education. To attain that end
the College requires certain specific courses in the Freshman and Sopho-more
years and makes a general requirement for distribution of subject
matter to be completed before graduation. At the same time it requires
concentration or specialization in one field.
Within the limits of the distribution and concentration requirements,
course building is largely an individual matter between students and
their advisers. Except for Physical Education teacher training, there are
no fixed curricula. Each department has, however, worked out suggested
curricula to assist students in selecting courses to meet certain objectives.
Advisers
When a student registers as a Freshman, he is assigned to a Freshman
adviser. Before the spring registration in his Freshman year, any student
who has not yet chosen his major subject should name as his temporary
adviser the head of the department in which he thinks it most likely that
he may be a major; that professor will serve as his adviser until the student
has been accepted as a major in some department. After the student has
been accepted as a major by the^epartment of his choice, the head of that
department becomes his adviser and continues as such throughout the
remainder of his program of studies. The adviser is the medium of com-munication
between the student and the faculty and may be consulted
in all matters. Each year the student must secure his adviser's approval
of his study list.
Courses and Credits
The amount of credit given for each course is specified in terms of
semester hours. A semester hour of college work consists of one hour a week of
lectures or classwork, or two or three hours of laboratory work (or labora-tory
work combined with classwork) a week for one semester. The normal
assumption is that the student will be expected to do at least two hours of
study in preparation for each hour of classwork.
No credit for one semester of a year's course may be granted except
by written approval of the department to the Registrar.
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Schedule Limitations
The usual schedule is 15 semester hours in addition to basic Military
Science or Physical Education. No student may carry fewer than 12
semester hours or more than 1 6 semester hours unless he has the consent of
the Scholastic Standing Committee. A student enrolled at Gettysburg College
may not carry courses concurrently at any other institution.
When the student has established clearly a valid reason for additional
subjects, the Scholastic Standing Committee, of which the Dean is chairman,
may allow extra hours, subject to the following restrictions:
1. Amaximum of eighteen semester hours in addition to basic Military
Science or Physical Education to a second-semester Freshman who
has maintained a quality-point average of 2.00 during the first
semester or to a Sophomore who has maintained an average of 2.00
during his Freshman year.
2. A maximum of eighteen semester hours to Juniors or Seniors who
have maintained an average of 2.00 during the preceding year or
twenty-one hours to those who have a 2.50 average.
3. A maximum of eighteen semester hours in either the Junior or
Senior year (not both) even though the student's average may be
below 2.00.
Requirementsfor the Degree of Bachelor ofArts
The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be conferred upon the student who
completes 120 semester hours of academic work and earns eight hours of
activity credits (in Physical Education 1 and 2 or Military or Air Science 1
and 2).
Additional hours may be required for individual students according to
rules established by the Faculty. In addition to the hours required, students
must earn at least as many quality points as there are hours required for
their graduation. No student may graduate with a quality-point average
of less than 1 .00 in his major subject.
A student registered at Gettysburg College will not obtain credit for
courses taken in other colleges during the summer unless such courses
have first been approved by the head of the department concerned.
Requirementsfor Teacher Certification^
In addition to qualification for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, the
student may qualify for certification to teach in secondary schools by
^This rule does not apply to students admitted to College before June, 1949.
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completing sixteen semester hours of academic work, approved by the
Department of Education, beyond the minimum requirements for the
degree of Bachelor of Arts, and by earning at least 16 additional quality
points.
Requirements for Military Commission
A student may qualify for a reserve commission in the Armed Forces
by completing 4 additional hours, including basic and advanced Military
or Air Science, and earning 4 additional quality points, beyond the regular
requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Distribution Requirementsfor All Students
SUBJECTS SEMESTER HOURS
English A (Freshmen) 6
Bible 1 (Freshmen) 6
General Education 1 (Freshmen) 6
General Education 2 (Sophomores) 6
Senior Comprehensive Examination^
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education—2 Years . . 8
General Proficiency in Mathematics^ 0-6
Language:'^
French
Spanish I 6 semester hours above the "A" course in each of
German ( two 12
Greek
Latin
Philosophy
Pol. Sci. and Econ.
History ) 6 semester hours in one 6
Psychology
Sociology
1 Every candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts is required to pass a compre-hensive
examination in his major field of study.
This comprehensive examination is intended to test the depth of the student's
knowledge of the subject matter in his major field; to determine his abilities to assimi-late,
to analyze, and to apply the leading ideas developed in this subject; and to serve
as a challenge, throughout his college course, to integrate the entire work of his chosen
field of study.
^ Those Freshmen who fail in the mathematics proficiency test must register for a
6 semester hour course in Mathematics A.
' Two languages and one science or two sciences and one language are required.
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Latin Literature
Greek Literature
German Literature^ 6 semester hours in one in the original .... 6
French Literature
Spanish Literature
Science:^
Biology 1
Chemistry 1/8 semester hours in each of two 16
Physics 1 or'
102
Appreciation courses^ 4
Average total for distribution 76-82
Concentration Requirementsfor All Students
24 semester hours above "A" courses in a major
12 semester hours above "A" courses in a related minor^
12 semester hours above "A" courses in an unrelated minor'
As early as possible each student should select his major subject. In
addition, he should select two minor subjects, one related to his major
field (in the same group) and one not related (not in the same group).
The subjects are arranged in three groups as follows:
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3
English Bible Biology
French Economics Chemistry
German Education* Mathematics
Greek History Physics
Latin Music
Spanish Philosophy
Physical Education
Political Science
Psychology
Social Science^
Sociology*
'Two languages and one science or two sciences and one language are required.
* These 4 hours may be selected from Dramatic Arts la, lb, Ic; Fine Arts 1, 2, 3;
Music la, 2a, 2b; and English 18.
' This is interpreted as meaning two full year courses or the equivalent if the minor
is in a laboratory science.
* Accepted for a minor only.
^ An interdepartmental course which includes a major and a first minor within the
general field of the social sciences is described under "Courses of Instruction."
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Required Freshman Program
SUBJECTS SEMESTER HOURS
General Education 1 6
English A 6
Bible 1 6
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education 4
and either
Accelerated Language Course
or
Language \ 12-14
and
Mathematics, or Economics 1 and 2, or Science,
or a second language
Total 34-36
Freshman Program for Science and Mathematics Majors
SUBJECTS ^ SEMESTER HOURS
General Education 1 6
English A 6
Mathematics 6
Science 8
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education 4
and either
Language^
or \ 6
Bible 1 J __
Total 36
Required Sophomore Program
SUBJECTS SEMESTER HOURS
General Education 2 6
Military Science or Air Science or Physical Education 4
and
At least 2 courses selected from the following: Language, Mathe-matics,
Science, or second Language 1 2-1
6
and
Two electives with at least one from the following:
History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Soci-ology
12
Total 34-38
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Education courses for those who plan to teach should be included in
electives.
The Sophomore course in the student's major must be included in the
required subjects or in the electives.
Junior and Senior Program
All required courses listed in the Freshman and Sophomore programs
which have not been completed by the end of the Sophomore year must
be included in the Junior program. It is recommended, in the interest of
a well-balanced education, that the Junior program shall contain at least
two courses each semester outside the group in which the student's major
falls, and that the Senior program shall contain at least one course each
semester outside the group in which the student's major falls.
Transfer students accepted as upperclassmen are subject to the same
requirements as are all other students. When similar courses accepted as
transfer credit can be used as substitutes for the required courses, the
Registrar will notify both the students and their advisers of the official ad-vance
credit evaluation.
Transfer students accepted as first-semester Sophomores are required
to take both General Education courses 1 and 2. Second-semester Sopho-mores
and first-semester Juniors are required to take General Education
course 2.
Preparation for Graduate Study
All students who intend to do graduate work should communicate
this fact as early as possible to the heads of the departments in which
they are majoring in order that they may be sure of meeting all the
requirements for graduate study.
Scholastic Rules and Procedures
Chapel Attendance
Every student is required to attend Chapel Service. Because of the
large number of students now in the College, it is necessary to divide the
Chapel Service into two sections: one meeting on Wednesday and Friday
at 8:55 A.M., and the other on Tuesday and Thursday at 8:55 A.M.
When a student has incurred ten absences in any semester, he will have
one credit hour added to his graduation requirement. When a student
has incurred his fifteenth, he will be referred to the Committee on Discipline.
Class Attendance
The student is expected to attend each class exercise unless his absence
is justified by official authorization, genuine necessity, or other respectable
cause. Unnecessary absences are neither authorized nor approved.
The instructor is expected to make a daily report of absences to the
office of the Dean. The instructor has full authority to penalize any
absence from his class. He may also cause a student to be forbidden any
further absences from his class (except the most imperative) by notifying
the Dean that the student should be placed on "cut probation."
The further supervision and discipline of absences are vested in a
Committee on Absences, of which the Dean is ex-officio chairman. This Com-mittee
regards student absences as consisting of four kinds: (1) absences
incurred through "authorized trips," (2) those incurred through "pro-longed
illness," (3) those "taken for good reason," and (4) those taken
without justification.
(1) Absences incurred through "authorized trips" are certified by the Dean as
excused, and are not penaUzed by his office. Absences thus excused include those of
students traveling with recognized athletic, musical, dramatic, or forensic organiza-tions,
or as delegates to fraternal conventions; those due to family emergencies or
important social obligations (such as weddings and funerals); and those made neces-sary
by appointments with agents of the government or prospective employers. The
Dean's certificate should be obtained before such trips are made; in an emergency it
may be issued after the event.
(2) "Prolonged illness" is defined as medically attested illness extending over three
or more days and necessitating two or more absences from the same class. The Dean's
office issues a certificate excusing such absences, and imposes no penalty.
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(3 and 4) If a student incurs an absence not eligible for certified excuse, and pre-sents
the Dean's office with a satisfactory explanation, the absence will be recorded as
"taken for good reason." If he presents no "good reason," the absence will stand in his
record as unjustified.
Although unnecessary absences are never approved, the student is
allowed, in effect, a quota of unpenalized absences equal to the number
of class meetings per week. These absences require no certification or
excuse, but he is expected to use them only for "good reason." Thus, the
Committee imposes no penalties until a student's absences in any one course
(excluding those due to "authorized trips" or "prolonged illness") total
more than the weekly number of class meetings scheduled for that course.
If it then appears that any absence has been incurred without justification,
the student will be penalized for each absence in excess of the number of
class meetings per week by the addition to his graduation requirement of
one semester-hour's credit. When the number of absences (excluding
those due to "authorized trips" and "prolonged illness") equals twice the
number of class meetings per week, the student is subject to dismissal
from the course with a grade of F. Upon such dismissal, other penalties
incurred for absence in this course are rescinded.
Absence from one or more classes within twenty-four hours of the
beginning or end of a regular holiday or vacation will be penalized by
the addition of one semester-hour to the graduation requirement, unless
permission for such absence has been certified in advance or serious
emergency has made such absence inevitable.
Grading System
GRADE QUALITY POINTS PERCENTAGES DESCRIPTION
A 3 100-90 Excellent
B 2 89-80 Good
C 1 79-70 Fair
D 69-60 Poor, but passing
F — 59-0 Failing
/ — — Incomplete for reasons beyond
student's control
W — — Withdrew from course. No credit.
Letter following W indicates
standing at time of withdrawal.
Teachers may modify the various letter grades with plus and minus
signs. These signs are placed on the permanent records and reproduced
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on all transcripts, but are disregarded in all ordinary quality point com-putations.
They are, however, used in all honors computations.
Quality Point System
Computations
Quality points are allowed according to grade for each semester hour
as follows:
A = 3, B = 2, C=l, D =
When a finer computation is desirable, as in determining honors, the
following is official:
A+ = 3H B+ = 2H C+ = IM D+ = }i A=3 B=2 G=l D=0
I A- = 2% B- = 1% C- = %
Grades I, W, and Fare disregarded in final quality point computations.
For all student body ratings and for all individual averages issued by the
Dean's Office, the grades F and WF are counted as — 1
.
Minimum Requirements
In general, students are considered deficient and may be required to
withdraw from the College when they fail to meet the following mini-mum
standards in the achievement of total quality points:
At the end of first semester 10
At the end of second semester 26
At the end of third semester 45
At the end of fourth semester 64
At the end of fifth semester 80 *Atthe end of sixth semester 96
At the end of seventh semester 112
At the end of eighth semester 128 or a total equal
to the number of hours required for graduation.
Conditions and Deficiencies
No credit is given for a subject reported as F or 7. An I not removed
by the completion of the work within one semester after the deficiency
was incurred becomes an F, unless the Scholastic Standing Committee shall,
because of the student's sickness or for an equally good reason, extend
the time for removing the I. An F in a course for the first semester debars
a student from the course during the second semester unless the depart-ment
in which the F is incurred recommends the student's continuance.
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No student may repeat without the consent of the department concerned
a course which he has failed.
Placement Service
Teacher Placement. The College maintains a free Teacher Placement
Bureau to assist Seniors and graduates in securing positions and to aid
school officials in locating properly qualified teachers.
All communications should be addressed to the Director of the
Teacher Placement Bureau.
College Placement. The College operates a general placement service for
its students and alumni. The Guidance Counselor, in cooperation with the
Dean and Department Heads, arranges for the employment personnel of
many business and industrial organizations to meet students for personal
interviews looking forward to employment. He maintains a library on
career possibilities in business and the professions.
Students who wish aid in securing placement should register with the
Student Counselor early in their Senior year.
Informal Placement. The Administration and Advisers informally assist
students in securing employment or placement in graduate school.
Probation
Limited Probation
If, in the judgment of a teacher, a student is endangering his scholastic
standing in any course, the instructor may request the Dean to place the
student on Limited Probation in the course for a period of two weeks. At
the end of this period the teacher shall notify the Dean:
1. that the probation is continued,
2. that the probation is removed, or
3. that the student is dropped from the course with a grade of F.
At the discretion of the teacher the Limited Probation may be removed
before the end of the two-week period.
General Probation
A student is placed on General Probation when he fails to meet all
three of the following requirements:
\. passing at least 12 semester hours in addition to basic Military
Science or Physical Education,
2. meeting the minimum requirements of the Quality Point system,
3. showing reasonable progress toward graduation.
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When a student is placed on General Probation,
1. he is inehgible to represent the College in intercollegiate activi-ties
or in any other activities entailing absence from classes, and
2. a warning note is sent to the parent or guardian, and notice is
given to the student, the directors of College organizations, and
the Faculty,
General Probation is effective the Monday following reports from
instructors indicating that the student is failing to meet the requirements.
General Probation cannot be removed before the expiration of one
week.
Special Probation
When in the opinion of the Scholastic Standing Committee a student's
scholastic record is endangered, the Committee may place him on special
probation, giving him until the end of the semester to improve his record
or withdraw from College.
Reinstatement
A student dismissed from the College for any cause may not be rein-stated
except by petition to the Faculty. Such petitions will be considered
on their own merits, but in no case will a student be readmitted during the
semester immediately following the one in which the penalty was incurred.
A student dismissed for misdemeanor loses all credit for work done during
the semester. A student who has been reinstated and fails in scholarship
a second time will be required to withdraw from the College permanently.
In any case of reinstatement the student will be on general probation for
one year.
Student Health Service
In order to be informed adequately of the state of health of each new
entrant as soon as he begins his college career, the College requires each
applicant for admission to submit to the Dean of Admissions a medical
report from his family physician on the official form provided by the
College. Each student must present this health form before matriculation.
A student Health Service is maintained under the supervision of a
faculty Health Committee for the benefit of all students. Included as part of
the service is a well-equipped Infirmary, staffed by a Medical Director
and Registered Nurses.
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Each student pays an annual fee of $10 for this Health Service, which
entitles him to the following:
1. Periodic medical examination if recommended on the medical
report submitted by the family physician.
2. Consultation and treatment by the College Physician.
3. Most necessary medications.
4. Certain diagnostic procedures, as ordered by the College Physician.
5. Unlimited infirmary care for all students. Those taking their meals
in Huber Hall do not pay extra for meals while in the Infirmary,
but those eating elsewhere receive free meals only for the first seven
days spent in the Infirmary in any one semester. Beyond seven days
the charge for meals is $2 a day.
The Health Service does not provide for treatment of chronic illnesses,
nor does it provide for refraction of eyes or dental care. Consultation with
an additional physician, operations, and hospitalization are at the student's
expense.
College Life
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Living Facilities
Dormitories for Men. The housing of men is under the direction of the
Dean. Dormitory rooms in Old Dorm, McKnight Hall, and the Govern-ment
Housing Units are furnished with single beds, mattresses, dressers,
study tables, chairs and window shades. Students furnish pillows, linens,
blankets, study lamps, and other accessories. Special pieces of furniture
may be added if desired. Rent for rooms in Old Dorm and McKnight Hall
is $120 a year; for those in the Government Housing Units, $90 a year.
Each dormitory occupant is required to sign a room contract for each
college year and summer session.
Unfurnished apartments in the Government Housing Units are avail-able
for married students with children at $25 and $26 a month.
For further information the applicant should write to the Dean.
Rooms in Private Homes. In addition to living quarters in the Dormitories
and Government Housing Units, there are rooms for many upperclassmen
in their respective fraternity houses. Many upperclassmen, moreover, find
it expedient to live in private homes throughout the community. In such
instances, rates and furnishings to be supplied by the student are deter-mined
by the interested parties.
Dormitories for Women. The housing of Gettysburg women is under the
direction of the Dean of Women. Women students, except local girls living
at home, are required to room under dormitory supervision. Rooms range
in price from $120 to $150 a year. Upon receiving notification of admission
to the College, the applicant should forward the room Reservation Fee to
the Dean of the College. The Dean of Women makes the actual room
assignments during the month of August giving room preferences in the
order of the receipt of the Reservation Fee.
The rooms in Stevens Hall, Huber Hall, Hanson Hall and Aughin-baugh
Hall are designed for two or three girls. Each dormitory room
is provided with a closet or wardrobe, dresser, chairs, single beds, mat-tresses,
three or four bookshelves, and a study table. Students provide
pillows, linens, blankets, study lamps, window draperies, and other
accessories. Pictures and other decorations may be suspended only from
the molding.
Board, The College maintains a dining room in Huber Hall, at which
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all women students except those living at home are required to take their
meals. Each fraternity operates its own table. Men students and wives of
students may arrange to take their meals at Huber Hall.
Counseling
Orientation Week. During the first week of the fall term new students
participate in a special program designed to help them become oriented
in their new environment. This program includes personal conferences
in connection with Registration, lectures concerning the purposes and
organization of the College as well as study techniques, social contacts with
members of the faculty, trips to nearby points of interest, and an extensive
battery of tests. These tests provide the College with valuable information
concerning the aptitudes, interests, and educational background of
each new student and assist the College in its efforts to provide for him a
personalized education.
Orientation Program. As a complement to Orientation Week, a series of
conferences for new students is conducted during the early part of the
academic year to assist them in solving the more personal problems of
campus life. Small mixed groups, each directed by a selected upperclass-man
and guided by a faculty adviser, meet one hour a week for six weeks
to consider in an informal and intimate manner the adjustment of the
students to their new environment.
Curriculum Advisement. After the Freshmen have tentatively selected
their first-year courses, the Registrar assigns them to Freshman Advisers,
who assist with formal registration and, after the Orientation Week tests
are finished, discuss and authorize course changes. Working under the
direction of the Dean, the Freshman Advisers issue grade reports to their
advisees and assist them in determining their major field of study.
At the end of the Freshman year, students elect a major field and
select their Sophomore courses with the assistance of the head of the
department in which they intend to major.
The Dormitory System. Under the guidance of carefully selected and
well-trained Student Proctors, the students solve their own dormitory
problems. The arrangement is in no sense a system of restraints, but rather
a system to put into operation the principles of cooperative living.
Student Counseling Service. A Guidance Committee under the chairmanship
of the head of the Department of Psychology supplements the functions
of the Faculty Advisers. The members of this committee, including the
Dean, Dean of Women, Registrar, and the Student Counselor, are
available to assist students with educational, vocational, social, and
personal problems. This work is carried on by means of personal inter-
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views and standard psychological tests. The guidance service is provided
free to all students. They may seek it voluntarily or may be referred to it
by Advisers or other faculty members. Study clinics are held from time to
time as the need for them may arise.
Veterans'' Testing Service. Gettysburg College is an official center for
Veterans' Testing Service of the United States Armed Forces Institute,
popularly known as USAFI. The College administers, scores, and certifies
the official forms of the General Education Development (GED) tests.
No charges are made for administering these tests to Gettysburg College
students. There is a charge of $3 for the GED series of five tests adminis-tered
to persons not registered in the College at the time of the testing.
All requests for GED tests should be addressed to the Registrar.
National Sophomore Testing Program
Along with many other colleges in the nation Gettysburg College
participates in the National Sophomore Testing Program. These ex-aminations
are given in March of each year and every student registered
in his fourth semester in college is required to take them. Through these
examinations the sophomores are rated with those of other institutions on
the national scale, and through the individual student's scores the Com-mittees
on Scholastic Standing and Guidance are provided with basic
criteria for the counseling of each student.
Lectures
College Lecture Series. The Board of Trustees of the College annually
appropriates money to secure widely known scholars, travelers, and
lecturers to speak on topics of interest to the students and to the com-munity.
Admission to these lectures is free.
Bell Lectureship. A fund of S2,100 from the estate of the late Rev. Peter
G. Bell, ex-' 60, has been received by the College for the establishment of
a Lectureship on the Claims of the Gospel Ministry on College Men. The
main object of this foundation is "to keep before the students of the College
the demand for men for the Christian ministry and the conditions of the
age qualifying that demand."
Stuckenberg Lectureship. Mrs. Mary G. Stuckenberg has given a fund of
SI,000 for the establishment of a Lectureship in Sociology in honor of her
late husband, J. H. W. Stuckenberg, D.D., LL.D., by the terms of which
the College sponsors annually a lecture by a specialist in the field on some
phase of Sociology from the standpoint of Christian Ethics. The lecture
is given at such time as is convenient to the lecturer chosen for the year.
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Music
The Band is an organization, the instrumentation and training of which
are directed toward creditable performance both in concert work and at
athletic contests.
The Gettysburg College Orchestra, recently organized, aims to build and
maintain a repertoire of standard and classical music. The Orchestra
provides music for student meetings and gives occasional concerts.
The Gettysburg College Choir is an organization of 50 young men and
women recruited from the student body. Auditions are held at the begin-ning
of each school year. Applicants are chosen on the basis of voice qual-ity,
trueness of ear, musical feeling, and general musical intelligence. The
Choir appears at special services held in Brua Chapel and makes an
extended tour through the surrounding states in the spring of each year.
Service with all musical organizations sponsored by the College is
recognized by suitable insignia awarded at the end of a designated period
of service.
A Faculty director is provided for each of the musical organizations.
He is assisted by a staff of student officers.
Dramatics
The Owl and Nightingale Club aims not only to bring out the latent
dramatic talent of the students in acting, scene painting, and play writ-ing,
but also to provide the College and the community with good
entertainment. As the dramatic workshop of the College, it produces from
four to six representative new plays throughout the year. Active member-ship
in the club is gained by performances in a certain number of plays, by
staff work, or by both.
In addition, short plays, presented from time to time, provide students
of the Dramatic Arts classes opportunities in direction and production.
All scenery is constructed by the students under Faculty supervision.
It is planned that in the near future Brua Chapel, remodeled for dra-matic
purposes, will be available to the group for use as a "little theatre."
Religious Life
Church Attendance. Gettysburg College believes that regular church
attendance is an essential part of the life of any student, especially when
the student is away from the incentives and restraints of the home. Gettys-burg
College strongly emphasizes the importance of attending church
services at least once each Sunday. The churches of Gettysburg are eager
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to welcome the students of the College to their services and also sponsor
special Sunday School classes for their student members.
Chapel Attendance. The College conducts for its students week-day
Chapel services under the direction of the Chaplain and the Student
Christian Association Cabinet. Local clergymen, the President of the
College, and selected members of the Faculty are the principal speakers.
Student Christian Association. The Student Christian Association is a
fellowship of men and women undergraduates dedicated to the develop-ment
of Christian character. This organization, founded in 1867, functions
today through a wide variety of projects including monthly Association
meetings, daily devotions, forums, lectures, discussion and study groups,
publications, social service activities and conferences, and through the
maintenance of its home, Weidensall Hall. The S.C.A. welcomes into its
membership all students regardless of denominational affiliation. Its
administration is vested in a Cabinet composed of the officers and the
standing committee chairmen under the direction of the College Chaplain,
who is a member of the Faculty.
Campus Vespers. Vespers are held every Sunday evening throughout the
school year at 6:30 o'clock in the Auditorium of Weidensall Hall. They
are student worship services in which student speakers and choirs
participate.
Candlelight Service. A worship service composed of sacred music, devo-tional
reading, and silent meditation is conducted by and for the students
at 10:30 o'clock on Thursday evening of each week of the school year.
Responsibility for both of these Campus services is vested in the
S.C.A., which invites all students, whether members of the Association
or not, to attend.
Religion-in-Life Week
Each year near the beginning of the second semester a period of three
days is set aside during which time a number of outstanding Christian
leaders are brought to the campus to give lectures and conduct discussion
groups on some thought-provoking religious theme. This program is
known as "Religion-in-Life Week." The College considers this one of the
high points of the school year—vitally important to the spiritual strength-ening
of every Faculty and student member of the campus.
Publications
The Alumni Bulletin, a quarterly published by the Alumni Office, keeps
alumni informed on current College events and purposes.
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The Gettysburg College Catalog is published in February of each year.
The Gettysburg College Summer Session Catalog is pubHshed in March of
each year.
The Gettysburgian, edited by a staff of students, is published weekly
during the College year and prints chiefly College and alumni news and
opinions.
The G-Book, sponsored by the S.C.A. and issued at the opening of each
College year, gives valuable information and suggestions to incoming
students.
The Mercury, a magazine published by the students of the College, is
under the supervision of the English Department and seeks to encourage
creative writing by the students.
The Spectrum, an annual published by the Junior class, contains pic-torial
representations of the College with its various organizations and
surroundings, and information about students.
The Women's League Bulletin, published in December of each year, is a
summary of the work of the League for that year.
All the periodicals aim at improving communication between the
College and its graduates, former students, and friends. These enterprises
are cordially commended to the patronage of those interested in the
welfare of the institution.
Radio Workshop
A student radio station, WWGC, has its studio on the third floor of
Breidenbaugh Science Hall and broadcasts a variety of programs regu-larly
during the college year.
Debating
There are two debating clubs, one for men and one for women. Each
group engages in a number of debates each season with various colleges
throughout the United States.
Speakers^ Bureau
All students registered for Advanced Public Speaking are required,
and other students are invited, to become members of the Speakers'
Bureau. This bureau is a public service organization which provides
speakers for various clubs and meetings in Gettysburg and adjacent
communities.
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The Student Chest
On petition from the Campus Senate, representing the student body,
the Board of Trustees adopted a system known as the Student Chest for
coordinating the finances of student organizations. This system eliminates
requests and campaigns for money by student groups and substitutes a stu-dent
fee of $7.50 per semester. This fee is payable to the College Treasurer
at the beginning of each semester and is distributed by the Treasurer of the
fund at the direction of the Student Chest Committee to the various
student organizations.
The Campus Senate
The Campus Senate, created several years ago to replace the Student
Council, consists of four members of the Faculty and one student repre-sentative
from each of the active groups on the campus.
The basic functions of the Senate are to represent the student body in
the formulation of school policies and to promote cooperation among the
Administration, Faculty, and Students.
Besides fostering this policy, the Senate assumes responsibility for the
Men's Tribunal, conducts each fall a Freshman campfire, conducts class
elections, nominates candidates for the Zimmerman prize, and con-siders
problems of the student body as a whole.
The Inter-Fraternity Council
The Inter-Fraternity Council, composed of representatives from each
of the fraternities on the campus, acts as the coordinating agency in
fraternity affairs and activities. This group sponsors the inter-fraternity
dances, supervises intramural sports, establishes rules for rushing, and
conducts a general program designed to promote harmonious relations
among the fraternities.
The Pan-Hellenic Council
The Pan-Hellenic Council is composed of a Senior and Junior member
from each of the four national sororities. The Council, functioning as a
governing body, regulates inter-sorority relations and strives to foster
harmony between sorority and independent women.
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Phi Beta Kappa
The Gettysburg chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was organized on January
11, 1923. A maximum of 10 percent of the Senior Class may be elected to
this honor society each year. Candidates for membership must show
promise of both intellectual and moral leadership and must possess a
broad general culture as well as a distinguished academic record.
Fraternities, Sororities, and Societies
National Social Fraternities and Sororities
College fraternities and sororities are dedicated to the high ideals of
friendship and service. Through their activities in behalf of the individual,
the group, the college, and the community, they play a vital role in
campus life.
At Gettysburg there is mutual cooperation among the College, the
fraternities, the sororities and the student body. The College realizes that
these societies, functioning properly, aid it in achieving its objectives.
On the campus at Gettysburg are 12 fraternities—10 national and two
local—and four national sororities.
Alpha Tau Omega Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Xi Delta Phi Kappa Psi
Chi Omega Phi Mu
Delta Gamma Phi Sigma Kappa
Kappa Delta Rho Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Lambda Chi Alpha Sigma Chi
Phi Delta Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon
Local Fraternities
Alpha Theta Chi
Phi Kappa Rho
National Honorary and Professional Fraternities and Sororities
Alpha Kappa Alpha: a society for students of Philosophy.
Arnold Air Society: a society for superior students in the Advanced Course
of Air R.O.T.C.
Beta Beta Beta: a fraternity for students of Biology.
Delta Phi Alpha: a German language society.
Eta Sigma Phi: an undergraduate fraternity for students of the Classics.
Kappa Delta Epsilon: a professional Education sorority.
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Kappa Phi Kappa: a professional undergraduate Education fraternity.
Pershing Rifles: a military society for students in the Basic Course of Army
R.O.T.C.
Phi Alpha Theta: a fraternity for majors in History.
Phi Sigma Iota: a society for students of the Romance Languages.
Pi Delta Epsilon: a journalistic society.
Pi Lambda Sigma: a fraternity for majors in Political Science and Eco-nomics.
Psi Chi: a society for students of Psychology.
Scabbard and Blade: a military society for students in the Advanced
Course of Army R.O.T.C.
Sigma Pi Sigma: a society for students of distinction in Physics.
Tau Kappa Alpha: a society for students excelling in forensics.
Local Honorary and Professional Clubs
El Circulode Espanol: a club fostering the study of Spanish and Spanish-
American culture.
Gettysburg Honor Society: a society comprised of students excelling in
scholarship and extracurricular activities who, in association with the
faculty, are dedicated to the attaining of a superior Gettysburg College.
Le Cercle Francais: a club offering an opportunity to acquire fluency in
speaking French.
Pen and Sword: a society honoring Juniors and Seniors of outstanding
achievement in activities or athletics.
Pre-Ministerial Association: an organization for students preparing for
the ministry.
Sceptical Chymists: an organization of students in Chemistry.
Tertulia Espanola: a club encouraging fluency in speaking Spanish.
Other Organizations
Alpha Phi Omego: a national service fraternity pledged to develop
friendship and to promote service to the College, the community, and
the nation.
Booster Club: a club consisting of representatives of various campus groups
originated to stimulate college spirit and athletic interest within the
student body.
Gavel Club: a club designed to increase the effectiveness of the fraternities
through efficient leadership.
Independent Men: an organization designed to provide for the general
welfare of those men who are not members of fraternities.
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Independent Women: an organization of non-sorority women designed to
promote the social welfare of its members.
International Club: a club dedicated to the promotion of world peace.
Modern Book Club: a club fostering the study and critical appraisal of con-temporary
literature.
Outing Club: a club sponsoring those outdoor activities for which the
College provides no formal program.
Women's Athletic Association: an organization sponsoring individual,
group, intramural, and intercollegiate sports for women students.
Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics
In order to conduct through a democratic, cooperative, and under-standing
agency a comprehensive athletic program for the students of
Gettysburg College, the Board of Trustees of the College has authorized
an Athletic Council to organize, promote, and administer the entire
intercollegiate and intramural athletic programs.
The College maintains membership in the National Collegiate Athletic
Association, the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and the Middle
Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference.
The program of intercollegiate activities for men includes football,
cross-country, basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis, golf, wrestling, track,
and swimming.
The program of activities for women includes field hockey and
basketball.
Intramurals
The intramural program is designed to afford opportunities for all
students not on varsity squads to enjoy the benefits of participation in
sports. Competitive teams are organized from the fraternities, sororities,
and independent groups. Team awards are made for team activ-ities;
individual awards for success in individual sports. Intramural
activities are conducted under the supervision of an Intramural Council,
consisting of the Director of Intramurals, who is a member of the Physical
Education Department; the Director of Athletics; the varsity coaches; the
sports editor of the campus newspaper; the president of the Interfraternity
Council; the president of the Campus Senate; one independent representa-tive;
and two student representatives from the Athletic Council.
The Intramural Program for Men has an extensive program of activities
which includes touch football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, foul-shooting,
tennis, softball, golf, table-tennis, swimming, and horseshoes.
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The Intramural Program for Women is conducted by the Director of
Women's Physical Education, with the assistance of the Women's Athletic
Association, and aims to maintain interest in sports and to promote good
sportsmanship. The Women's Athletic Association, organized under an
Executive Committee and a "sports" board comprised of student man-agers
for each sport, includes as members all women students.
Activities are organized on the basis of sororities and independents and
include the following: field hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, bowl-ing,
archery, and tennis.
Honors, Prizes, and Scholarships
Honors
The following honors are awarded at the close of each academic year:
Valedictorian and Salutatorian. The Senior who has the highest scholastic
average for the last three years (including the Comprehensive Examina-tion
when required) shall be named Valedictorian, and the second highest
shall be named Salutatorian. Only those Seniors are eligible who have
been in residence during their entire course.
Final Honors. A student who passes the Comprehensive Examination
"with distinction" and whose average rating for four years is 2.90 or above
on the Quality Point scale will receive his degree summa cum laude; if the
rating is 2.60 or above, magna cum laude; if the rating is 2.30 or above,
cum laude. Only those Seniors are eligible who have been in residence
during their entire course.
Departmental Final Honors. A student who has been recommended by a
department, and who has taken a major in the department with an
average of not less than 2.75 on the Quality Point scale during the last
three years, will be awarded Departmental Final Honors in that department,
provided he has passed the Comprehensive Examination "with distinc-tion"
and has submitted a thesis (or equivalent) satisfactory to the
department. A transfer student entering as a Junior may win Departmental
Final Honors on the basis of the work of the last two years. No student
with less than two years of residence may win this award.
Class Honors for Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years.
Highest Class Honors for the year will be awarded to those students who
have maintained the grade of A in all their studies throughout the year.
Class Honors for the year will be awarded to those who have maintained
the grade of A in at least half of the work of the year and do not have a
grade below B in any of their studies for the year.
Advanced credits granted to veterans for work in United States Armed
Service Schools shall be counted as residence credits in the award of all
honors.
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These awards are published in the Commencement Programs and the
Catalog issues of the Bulletin.
Dean's Scholastic Honor List. Any student who attains a scholastic aver-age
of 2.500 in any semester is honored by the Faculty for scholastic
excellence. The list of students so honored is publicized in the Gettys-burgian
and on the bulletin board.
Prizes
The following prizes are offered annually for outstanding scholarship
and achievement:
Baum Mathematical Prize: The income from $500, contributed by
Charles Baum, M.D., Ph.D., Class of 1874, of Philadelphia, is given annu-ally
to the Sophomore showing the greatest proficiency in Mathematics.
The Charles W. Beachem Athletic Award: The Student Christian Associa-tion
presents, each year, an award in memory of Charles W. Beachem, a
member of the Class of 1925 and first Alumni Secretary of the College.
The award, based on Christian character, scholarship, and athletic
achievement, is given to a member of the Senior Class.
Chi Omega Social Science Award: The sum of S25 is given by the National,
Active, and Alumnae groups to the Junior or Senior girl excelling in
Social Sciences. This award is sponsored by the national fraternity and
given in every college which has an active Chi Omega chapter.
Class of 1916 Prize: The sum of $25 is awarded to the Sophomore who
has given most of himself or herself to the College.
Delta Gamma Alumnae Association Award: The sum of $25 is given to the
Junior girl who has made the greatest contribution to the College.
Delta Phi Alpha Prize: A valuable book on German culture is awarded
to the outstanding student for the year in the German Department.
Edwin and Leander M. ^immerman Senior Prize: The interest on $1,000 is
given to the Senior whose character, student influence, and scholarship
have contributed most to the upbuilding of the College.
Franklin Moore Award: This award, the income from an endowment of
$6,500, is given annually to the member of the graduating class of Gettys-burg
College who through his or her four years as an undergraduate of
Gettysburg College has shown the highest degree of good citizenship and
who by his or her character, industry, enterprise, initiative, and personal
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activities has contributed the most toward campus morale and the prestige
of Gettysburg College.
Graeff English Prize: This prize was founded by John E. Graeff, Class of
1843. The interest of a fund of $500 is awarded for the best English essay
from a member of the Senior class on a subject previously assigned.
Hassler Latin Prize: A fund of $500, contributed by Charles W. Hassler,
the interest of which is annually awarded to that student of the Junior
class who, at the end of the year, shall be rated as the best Latin scholar.
John Alfred Hamme Award: Established in 1948-9 by John Alfred
Hamme, York, Pa., it awards the sum of $50 to the Junior who has
demonstrated in the highest degree the qualities of loyalty, kindness,
courtesy, true democracy, and leadership.
Military Memorial Prize: The interest from a fund of $500, contributed
by the alumni and friends of Gettysburg College, is to be awarded annu-ally
to the student who has attained the highest standing in either the
first or second year of the Advanced Course as a member of the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
Muhlenberg Freshman Prize: The interest of a fund of $500 contributed by
F. A. Muhlenberg, D.D., LL.D., a former professor at Gettysburg College,
is given at the close of each year to that member of the Freshman class
taking Latin or Greek or both who is found to have attained the highest
general scholarship average.
Nicholas Bible Prize: The income from a fund of $500 established by
the Rev. J. C. Nicholas, D.D., Class of 1894, is annually awarded to that
member of the Senior class who has done the best work in advanced
courses in Biblical Literature and Religion.
Phi Sigma Iota Prize: The sums of $5 and $2.50 are given to the two
members presenting the best papers to the fraternity.
Samuel Garver Greek Prize: The income from a fund of $500 established
by the Rev. Austin S. Garver, A.M., Class of 1869, in memory of his
father, Samuel Garver, is annually awarded to the student who has made
the greatest progress in Greek during his Freshman year.
Samuel Garver Latin Prize: The income from a fund of $500 established
by the Rev. Austin S. Garver, A.M., Class of 1869, in memory of his
father, Samuel Garver, is annually awarded to the student who has made
the greatest progress in Latin during his Freshman year.
Samuel P. Weaver Scholarship Foundation: Established by Dr. Samuel P.
Weaver, President of the Great Northwest Life Insurance Company, this
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foundation awards the sum of $40 to that member of the student body who
writes the best essay on an assigned topic in the field of constitutional law
and government.
Sceptical Chymists Prize: The sum of $10, to encourage the presentation
of meritorious talks, is awarded annually by the Sceptical Chymists to the
member or pledge who delivers the best speech before the Society during
the year.
Stine Chemistry Prize: The income from a fund of $1,000 established by
Charles M. A. Stine, Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D., Wilmington, Del., Class of
1901, is awarded annually at the end of the Senior year to a student major-ing
in Chemistry. The winner of the prize is determined on the basis of his
Chemistry grades, laboratory techniques, personality, general improve-ment
in four years, and proficiency in the subject at the time of his
selection.
Note: Only students who have been in residence during all of the
period for which prizes are designated are eligible for the awards.
Scholarships and Aids for Students
All scholarships are granted for one year only but are renewable if
conditions warrant. All scholarship grants here referred to are applied
directly to the students' College bills.
Qualifications for a Scholarship. In harmony with the action of other
church-related colleges, Gettysburg has abolished special-category scholar-ships,
such as those formerly given to the children of ministers and to
athletes. This action does not necessarily deny a scholarship to the son or
daughter of a minister or to an athlete, but imposes the same qualifications
of character, ability, and need as apply to all other applicants.
Application for a Scholarship. All applications for scholarship aid should
be made in writing to the President of the College before June 1 of each
year. New students may obtain scholarship application forms from the
President's Office after their applications for admission have been accepted
by the Committee on Admissions.
College Scholarships
The returns from a substantial endowment have been set aside to
assist worthy students who cannot attend college without help. These
scholarships are granted for a one-year period on the bases of character,
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ability, and need. The amount of the scholarship varies with the need of
the applicant.
Endowed Scholarships
Bateman Scholarship: The Rev. Sydney E. Bateman, M.D., Class of
1887, has established a scholarship fund of $500, the income from which is
awarded each year to a needy student preparing for the ministry. Applica-tions
for this scholarship must be handed to the President before June
of the College year.
Blough Scholarships: Burton F. Blough, a former member of the Board
of Trustees, established a scholarship endowment fund yielding three $100
scholarships.
Clarence A. and Myrtle B. Eyler Scholarship: The interest on a fund
of $5,000 is available each year toward the payment of the tuition of a
deserving student.
Class of 1909 Fund: A revolving loan fund inaugurated by the Class of
1909 has been established for the purpose of aiding worthy students.
The Henry W. A. Hanson Scholarship Foundation: This award was estab-lished
by the Board of Trustees of Gettysburg College in honor of Henry
W. A. Hanson and in recognition of his leadership and of his distin-guished
service to Gettysburg College and to the cause of education in the
Lutheran Church and in the nation. The recipient shall be chosen from
the members of the Senior Class who have successfully passed the Graduate
Record Examination. If the Senior elected cannot accept, the next
qualified candidate can be elected. If no member of the Senior Class is
chosen, the Committee may select a member of a previous class. The grant
is $500 per year. No award of more than $500 can be granted to any one
fellow for any one year.
Dr. Joseph B. Baker and Rena L. Baker Scholarship Fund: The income from
$2,500 is to be given each year to a needy and deserving student in the I
Music Department to provide for special lessons in that department.
Dr. John E. Meisenhelter Scholarship: This award is the income from a
bequest establishing a scholarship amounting to $300 per year. The
principal is held in the permanent Endowment Fund.
Kirschner Scholarships: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kirschner have established
a scholarship endowment fund of $10,000 to perpetuate the memory of
their son, Alvan Ray Kirschner. who lost his life in World War I. The
income is divided into two scholarships, which are awarded to students
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under certain conditions which give preference to those from Hazleton
and vicinity. Applications for the use of these scholarships should be made
directly to Mr. C. J. Kirschner, Hazleton, Pa.
McCollough Scholarship: Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McCollough have
established the McCollough Scholarship as a memorial to their son,
Charles B. McCollough, Jr. The annual income of this scholarship is
awarded to two students at Gettysburg College on the bases of character,
need, and ability.
Margaret E. Fisher Memorial Fund: Nelson E. Fisher has originated a
fund of S5,000 in memory of his mother, Margaret E. Fisher, the interest on
which is to be applied to the tuition of the athlete who excels in one or
more major sports and who achieves the highest scholastic average
among winners of varsity letters.
Miller-Dewey Education Fund: The income from a fund of $10,000
established by the late Rev. Adam B. Miller, A.M., a member of the
Class of 1873, is annually available for the purpose of aiding deserving
persons in obtaining an education at Gettysburg College. The graduates
of Loysville Orphans Home have the first claim on these scholarships.
Nellie and Bernard Oiler Memorial Scholarship: The interest on a fund
of $5,000, bequeathed by Mrs. Ida R. Gray, is available each year toward
the payment of the tuition of a deserving student. This scholarship is
awarded under certain conditions which give preference to students from
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
Rear Admiral Roger C. Heimer Scholarship: A scholarship valued at $200
per year is awarded to a member of the Junior Class chosen in accord with
stipulations made by the donor.
Rufus B. Weaver Scholarship Foundation: The interest from a fund
established by the widow of Rufus B. Weaver, a graduate of the College
in 1862, is devoted to scholarships for deserving students.
Stine Scholarships: Charles M. A. Stine, Ph.D., Class of 1901, has
established an endowment fund which makes available three $100
scholarships known as the Milton H. Stine Scholarships. These are
awarded each year to young men preparing for the Christian ministry.
Dr. Stine established these scholarships in honor of his father and mother.
Wellington Scholarship: The interest on a fund of $5,000, bequeathed by
Senator George L, Wellington, is available each year toward the payment
of the tuition of a deserving student.
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Loan Fund
Alumni Loan Scholarship Fund: By resolution of the Alumni Council a
portion of Loyalty Fund collections has been set aside as a Loyalty Student
Loan Fund which is available only to members of the Senior Class. The
funds so allocated may be lent to a student on his or her note, with at
least one approved endorser, and shall be without interest until one year
after the borrower's class graduates from Gettysburg College, and there-after
shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.
Additional Aids
Students enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps receive
uniforms from the War Department during the Elementary Courses.
Students enrolled in Advanced Courses of ROTC receive garrison rations
plus the necessary uniforms (a total of about S700 in two years including
one six weeks' summer camp).
Part-time employment for a considerable number of students is pro-vided
by the College through the S.C.A. Employment Bureau and the
Dean's Office.
Courses of Instruction
General Education Courses
In view of the growing complexity of our civilization and our increasing awareness
of individual responsibility, it has become apparent that premature specialization and
the departmental isolation of students and teachers are no longer either ethically
defensible or socially practicable. An education valid for our world must find its basis
in an integrated understanding of man in his essential roles: as living creature in the
natural universe, as inheritor of a rich and significant past, as participant in human
institutions, and as discoverer (and creator) of patterns and values which give meaning
to human existence. Similarly, the wise choice of a vocation and adequate training in
its special techniques must be based upon an inclusive knowledge of the chief fields of
human endeavor and some appreciation of the special potentialities and obligations
of the various callings.
In an attempt to provide such foundations for its students, the College has estab-lished
the following general courses, to which others may later be added. The first
two are required of all students.
1. INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY CIVILIZATION
Mr. Crapster, Mr. Dunkel